Nucleic acid encoding receptor type protein kinase

ABSTRACT

To provide a nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase, wherein the nucleic acid has tandem duplication in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane and is useful for diagnosis of leukemia; a polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acid; an antibody capable of specifically binding to a region encoded by the nucleic acid having tandem duplication occurring in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane; a nucleic acid capable of specifically binding to the nucleic acid having tandem duplication occurring in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane; a method for detection of the nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase; and a kit therefor. A nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase, wherein the nucleic acid has tandem duplication in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane; a polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acid; an antibody capable of specifically binding to the portion of the polypeptide; a nucleic acid capable of specifically binding to the nucleic acid; a method for detection of the nucleic acid; and a kit for detection.

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention concerns a nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase, which has tandem duplication in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane, a polypeptide, a method for detection of the above nucleic acid and a kit for detection.

BACKGROUND ART

[0002] Proliferation and differentiation of cells, and responses of cells to various stimuli are strictly regulated by various growth factors. These growth factors are known to act via receptors which are specific to the above growth factors (Nicola, N. A., Annu. Rev. Biochem. 58, 45, 1989; Lowenberg, B., Blood 81, 281, 1991). Of those receptors, the receptors containing a tyrosine kinase domain are classified as receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs).

[0003] RTKs comprise an extracellular region, a transmembrane region, as well as an intracellular region containing a tyrosine kinase domain and a juxtamembrane between the transmembrane region and the tyrosine kinase domain, and further roughly classified into four types according to structural characteristics and amino acid sequence homology.

[0004] Type I receptors have a monomeric structure, with two cysteine-rich repeat sequences in their extracellular region, and are exemplified by the EGF receptor, HER2/neu and the like.

[0005] Type II receptors have a structure comprising two subunits each for α and β, which are bound via S—S bond, wherein the α chain is an extracellular region containing one cysteine-rich repeat sequence, and wherein the β chain has a transmembrane region, a juxtamembrane, and a tyrosine kinase domain. Examples are an insulin receptor and an IGF-1 receptor.

[0006] Type III receptors have a monomeric structure containing five immunoglobulin-like cysteine-rich sequences in their extracellular region and two tyrosine kinase domains interrupted by a kinase insert in their intracellular region. Examples are PDGF receptor, fms (CSF-1 receptor), kit (SLF receptor) and the like.

[0007] Type IV receptors resemble type III receptors but have three immunoglobulin-like repeat sequences, and are exemplified by FGF receptor.

[0008] fms-Like tyrosine kinase 3 (hereinafter abbreviated as FLT3; Matthews, W., Cell 65, 1143, 1991; Rosnet, O., Genomics 9, 380, 1991), which is expressed in leukemic cells etc., also referred to as fetal liver kinase 2 (FLK2) or STK-1, is known to as type III receptors (Small, D., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91, 459, 1993; Lyman, S. D., Oncogene 8, 815, 1993; Rosnet, O., Blood 82, 1110, 1993; Agnes, F., Gene 145, 283, 1994).

[0009] In these receptor tyrosine kinases, aggregation, such as dimerization, takes place upon binding of a ligand, such as a growth factor, to the extracellular region, thereby resulting in the activation of kinase. Although in these tyrosine kinases, their ligands have been first found and then their receptors in most cases, there are receptors of which ligands remain unknown.

[0010] Regarding FLT3, which has been remarked in proliferation mechanism of hematopoietic stem cells and leukemia, after finding the FLT3, the FLT3 ligand has been found (Lyman, S. D., Cell 75, 1157, 1993; Hannum, C., Nature 368, 643, 1994). Since the FLT3 ligand is expressed in almost all leukemic cells, it is assumed that cells are proliferated by a mechanism of autocrine stimulation in leukemia (Meierhoff, G., Leukemia 9, 1368, 1995). Also, FLT3 mRNA has been reported to be expressed in lymphatic leukemic cells and myelocytic leukemic cells (Birg, F., Blood 80, 2584, 1994; Da Silva, N., Leukemia 8, 885, 1994; Brasel, K., Leukemia 9, 1212, 1995; Drexler, H. G., Leukemia 10, 588, 1996). However, there remains unknown how the FLT3 mRNA expression is associated with the pathology of lymphatic leukemia and myelocytic leukemia.

[0011] A human FLT3 cDNA has been cloned, and a cDNA nucleotide sequence and the amino acid sequence of the FLT3 protein have been determined [O. Rosnet et al., Blood, 82(4), 1110-1119 (1993)]. The present situation, however, is that the structure and function of FLT during the hematopoietic stem cell differentiation and the malignant alterations to leukemic cells have not been analyzed well.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

[0012] Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to provide a nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase, wherein the nucleic acid has tandem duplication in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane and is useful for diagnosis of leukemia, and to provide a nucleic acid encoding the above juxtamembrane. A second object of the present invention is to provide a polypeptide which is encoded by the above nucleic acid. A third object of the present invention is to provide an antibody capable of specifically binding to a portion encoded by a nucleic acid having tandem duplication occurring in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane. A fourth object of the present invention is to provide a nucleic acid capable of specifically binding to a nucleic acid having tandem duplication occurring in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane. A fifth object of the present invention is to provide a method for detection of the nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase and a kit therefor.

[0013] Conventionally, as to the FLT3, the same receptor protein kinase is expressed, irrespective of kinds of cells and differentiation [O. Rosnet et al., Blood, 82(4), 1110-1119 (1993)]. As a result of the detailed investigation and intensive studies of the FLT3 expression in leukemic cells, however, the present inventors surprisingly have found a receptor protein kinase gene having novel tandem duplication in a juxtamembrane, and found that the above tandem duplication is somatic, and that the expression of FLT3 having the above tandem duplication is associated with leukemia malignancy and mal-consequence of prognosis, and the present invention has been completed thereby.

[0014] Accordingly, the gist of the present invention is as follows:

[0015] [1] a nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase, wherein the nucleic acid has tandem duplication in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane;

[0016] [2] the nucleic acid according to item [1] above, wherein the receptor protein kinase is a receptor tyrosine kinase;

[0017] [3] the nucleic acid according to item [2] above, wherein the receptor tyrosine kinase is FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3);

[0018] [4] the nucleic acid according to any one of items [1] to [3] above, wherein the nucleic acid comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding an amino acid sequence as shown by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 5 in Sequence Listing in a juxtamembrane;

[0019] [5] the nucleic acid according to any one of items [1] to [3] above, wherein the nucleic acid comprises a nucleotide sequence as shown by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 6 to 15 in Sequence Listing in a juxtamembrane;

[0020] [6] a nucleic acid encoding a tandem duplication mutant of FLT3 as shown by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 16 to 20 in Sequence Listing;

[0021] [7] a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a tandem duplication mutant as shown by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 21 to 25 in Sequence Listing, or a nucleic acid capable of hybridizing thereto under stringent conditions, wherein the nucleic acid has tandem duplication in a nucleotide sequence encoding a juxtamembrane;

[0022] [8] a nucleic acid having tandem duplication, wherein the nucleic acid encodes an amino acid sequence as shown by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 5 in Sequence Listing;

[0023] [9] a nucleic acid as shown by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 6 to 15 in Sequence Listing, or a nucleic acid capable of hybridizing thereto under stringent conditions, wherein the nucleic acid has tandem duplication;

[0024] [10] a polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acid according to any one of items [1] to [9] above;

[0025] [11] a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence as shown by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 5, and 16 to 20 in Sequence Listing;

[0026] [12] a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid having tandem duplication in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane, wherein the polypeptide results from at least one of deletion, substitution or addition of one or more amino acid residues in an amino acid sequence as shown by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 5, and 16 to 20;

[0027] [13] an antibody capable of specifically binding to a region encoded by a nucleic acid having tandem duplication occurring in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane of a receptor protein kinase;

[0028] [14] a nucleic acid capable of specifically binding to a nucleic acid having tandem duplication occurring in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane of a receptor protein kinase;

[0029] [15] a method for detection of a nucleic acid encoding receptor protein kinase and having tandem duplication occurring in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane, comprising:

[0030] step (a): preparing a human nucleic acid sample;

[0031] step (b): subjecting the nucleic acid sample obtained in step (a) to gene amplification reaction to provide a nucleic acid fragment obtained by amplifying a region having tandem duplication in a juxtamembrane which can be found in a nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase; and

[0032] step (c): examining the presence of tandem duplication for the nucleic acid fragment of step (b);

[0033] [16] the method for detection according to item [15] above, characterized in that the method is utilized in diagnosis of M2, M4, or M5 based on the FAB (French-American-British) classification of acute myeloid leukemia;

[0034] [17] a kit for detection of a nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase and having tandem duplication in the nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane, characterized in that the kit comprises primers for amplifying a region having tandem duplication, wherein the region can be found in the receptor protein kinase gene;

[0035] [18] the kit according to item [17] above, characterized in that the kit is utilized in diagnosis of M2, M4, or M5 based on the FAB (French-American-British) classification of acute myeloid leukemia; and

[0036] [19] use of the nucleic acid according to any one of items [1] to [9] above for detection of a nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase and having tandem duplication in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037]FIG. 1 is a view showing agarose gel electrophoresis of the case where RT-PCR is carried out with RNA obtained from leukemic cells derived from AML patients as a template. In the figure, lanes 1 to 5 respectively show results for patients belonging to Ml, M2, M3, M4 and M5 (M34 patients) on FAB classification, and lanes 6 to 9 respectively show results for Ml, M2 (M155 patients), M3 and M4 (M162 patients).

[0038]FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing tandem duplication at exon 11 and exon 12 for M34, M155, M162, M810 and M839.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0039] The present invention will be explained below.

[0040] The nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase of the present invention has tandem duplication in a region encoding a juxtamembrane. The nucleic acid of the present invention encoding a protein kinase can be a nucleic acid encoding either tyrosine kinase or serine-threonine kinase. For diagnosis of leukemia, preferred are nucleic acids encoding a receptor protein kinase, and nucleic acids encoding FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) are preferably used.

[0041] In the present invention, the juxtamembrane is present between the transmembrane region and the kinase domain of the receptor protein kinase, and the juxtamembrane constructs an intracellular membrane region together with the kinase domain [O. Rosnet, et al., Blood, 82 (4), 1110-1119 (1993)].

[0042] In the present invention, tandem duplication refers to a nucleotide sequence in which an entire portion or partial portion of a nucleic acid encoding a juxtamembrane is repeated one or more times in the same orientation. The above repeat nucleotide sequences can be lined up one directly after another, or they can contain optional nucleotide sequences between each of the repeat nucleotide sequences. In addition, the number of duplicated base is not particularly limited. Furthermore, although mutations of deletion, substitution or addition of one or more bases can exist in a portion of a nucleotide sequence between the corresponding tandem duplications. In the tandem duplication of the present invention, the tandem duplication may be detected as length mutation. For example, the tandem duplication is contained in cDNA having nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 6 to 10, and in genomic DNA having nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 11 to 15 as nucleic acids encoding a juxtamembrane.

[0043] Nucleic acids (cDNA or genomic DNA) having tandem duplication which are newly found in a nucleotide sequence of the juxtamembrane of FLT3 are named M34 (SEQ ID NOs: 6 and 11), M155 (SEQ ID NOs: 7 and 12), M162 (SEQ ID NOs: 8 and 13), M810 (SEQ ID NOs: 9 and 14) and M839 (SEQ ID NOs: 10 and 15), respectively, and their schematic view is shown in FIG. 2. Incidentally, it is desired that the tandem duplication in the present invention takes place in-frame. Amino acid sequences encoded by the above SEQ ID NOs: 6 to 10 are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 5.

[0044] The nucleic acid of the present invention concerns a nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase, wherein the nucleic acid has the tandem duplication as described above in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane, particularly a nucleic acid of FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) mutant, wherein the nucleic acid has the tandem duplication in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane. The amino acid sequences of a juxtamembrane having the tandem duplication are shown by e.g. SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 5 as mentioned above, and the nucleic acids of the present invention are those comprising nucleotide sequences encoding these amino acid sequences. Concretely, for example, the present nucleic acids are those comprising nucleotide sequences shown by SEQ ID NOs: 6 to 15. More particularly, a nucleic acid of a tandem duplication mutant of FLT3 comprising a nucleic acid of a juxtamembrane includes, for example, nucleic acids encoding tandem duplication mutants of FLT3 shown by SEQ ID NOs: 16 to 20, more concretely, nucleic acids comprising nucleotide sequences encoding tandem duplication mutants of FLT3 shown by SEQ ID NOs: 21 to 25. In addition, they may be a nucleic acid capable of hybridizing to the above nucleic acid under stringent conditions, and having tandem duplication in a nucleotide sequence encoding a juxtamembrane.

[0045] Furthermore, the nucleic acid of the present invention concerns a nucleic acid encoding a juxtamembrane and having tandem duplication, the nucleic acid including, for example, a nucleic acid having tandem duplication, wherein the nucleic acid encodes amino acid sequences shown by SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 5, concretely, nucleic acids shown by SEQ ID NOs: 6 to 15, or a nucleic acid has tandem duplication capable of hybridizing to those nucleic acids under stringent conditions.

[0046] Here, hybridizing under stringent conditions refers to hybridization with the nucleic acids, wherein the hybridization comprises, for example, incubating a nucleic acid-immobilized membrane with a probe at 50° C. for 12 to 20 hours in 6× SSC, wherein 1× SSC indicates 0.15 M NaCl, 0.015 M sodium citrate, pH 7.0, containing 0.5% SDS, 0.1% bovine serum albumin (BSA), 0.1% polyvinyl pyrrolidone, 0.1% Ficol 400, and 0.01% denatured salmon sperm DNA, but not limited to the above conditions.

[0047] The nucleic acid of the present invention can be obtained by, e.g. the following method.

[0048] First, cells in which length mutation takes place are detected by synthesizing cDNA by a reverse transcriptase with RNA as a template, the RNA purified from various pathologic cells, particularly leukemia cells, thereafter carrying out DNA amplification reaction using primers which are targeted to a region encoding a juxtamembrane of a desired receptor protein kinase, and comparing the length of the amplified DNA fragments by means of an electrophoresis method. Further, it is possible to identify whether or not a mutation is tandem duplication by determining a nucleotide sequence of the obtained amplified DNA fragment.

[0049] Next, cDNA encoding a receptor protein kinase, the cDNA having novel tandem duplication of the present invention can be obtained by synthesizing cDNA by a reverse transcriptase with RNA obtained from cells in which tandem duplication takes place, thereafter carrying out DNA amplification reaction using primers which can specifically amplify cDNA of a desired receptor protein kinase.

[0050] The nucleic acid of the present invention can be also obtained by using genomic DNA as a template, the genomic DNA purified from pathologic cells.

[0051] In the present invention, leukemia cells are selected as the pathologic cells, and FLT3 is preferably targeted as the receptor protein kinase.

[0052] An FLT3 gene comprises 21 exons, and alternatively, the juxtamembrane is encoded in 18 bp at 3′-side of exon 10 and 117 bp at 5′-side of exon 11 [O. Rosnet, et al., Oncogene, 6, 1641-1650 (1991)]. Primers covering the region of exon 11 and exon 12 can be selected as primers used in DNA amplification reaction. Examples of the nucleotide sequences are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 26 and 27. Incidentally, exon 12 and 16 bp at 3′-side of exon 11 encode a partial portion of the tyrosine kinase domain.

[0053] DNA amplified fragments as shown by SEQ ID NOs: 6 to 10 are obtained when RNA is used as a template for DNA amplification reaction, and DNA amplified fragments as shown by SEQ ID NOs: 11 to 15 are obtained when genomic DNA is used as a template. As a result, it is confirmed that these resulting fragments have in-frame tandem duplication within exon 11 or exons 11 to 12.

[0054] Alternatively, nucleotide sequences of cDNA encoding a whole length of FLT3 and having the above in-frame tandem duplication are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 21 to 25.

[0055] The polypeptide of the present invention is a polypeptide encoded by the above nucleic acids. Concretely, there can be exemplified a polypeptide comprising amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 5, and tandem duplication mutants of FLT3 as shown by SEQ ID NOs: 16 to 20.

[0056] The polypeptide of the present invention can be obtained by purifying from cells expressing the polypeptide, and can be also obtained by employing a conventional gene engineering procedures. A tandem duplication mutant of FLT3, for example, can be obtained by inserting the above nucleic acids into a suitable expression vector, and then expressing the product in a suitable host. In addition, a polypeptide with only a juxtamembrane of a receptor protein kinase of the present invention can be obtained by inserting a DNA fragment encoding a juxtamembrane alone to the above expression vector.

[0057] Further, the polypeptide of the present invention can be expressed as a fusion protein. For instance, in order to increase amounts of expression of a desired protein, N-terminal peptide chain derived from other protein is added to N-terminus of the desired protein, or a suitable peptide chain is added to N-terminus or C-terminus of the desired protein to express the resulting polypeptide, so that purification of the desired protein using a resin carrier having affinity to the peptide chain can be facilitated.

[0058] The present polypeptide also encompasses a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid having tandem duplication in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane, wherein the polypeptide results from at least one of deletion, substitution or addition of one or more amino acid residues in amino acid sequences of the present invention, e.g. SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 5, 16 to 20 in Sequence Listing. In other words, there can be a case where no mutations take place in amino acid sequences in the region encoded by tandemly duplicated nucleic acids, and deletion, substitution or addition of amino acid residues takes place in other portions of amino acid sequences; or a case where deletion, substitution or addition of amino acid residues takes place in amino acid sequences of the region encoded by tandemly duplicated nucleic acids. Introduction of deletion, substitution or addition of the amino acid residues can be easily carried out by introducing mutation into the desired nucleic acid sequence by a method using restriction endonucleases, nucleases and the like, or a method for performing site-directed mutagenesis [W. Ito, et al., Gene, 102, 67-70 (1991)] etc., thereby incorporating the mutated nucleic acid sequence into an expression vector to express the product in a suitable host cell.

[0059] In the present invention, the antibody refers to an antibody capable of specifically binding to a region encoded by a nucleic acid having tandem duplication occurring in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane of the receptor protein kinase. In order to obtain the antibody, for example, the antibody is obtained as anti-serum by immunizing animals with a peptide having amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 5 together with adjuvant by conventional method. In addition, the antibody can be obtained as a monoclonal antibody by a method described in G. Galfare, et al., Nature, 266, 550-552 (1997).

[0060] In the present invention, the nucleic acid capable of specifically binding to nucleic acids having tandem duplication occurring in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane of the receptor protein kinase is not to be particularly limited, and is exemplified by antisense DNA of double stranded DNA having tandem duplication or RNA corresponding to the antisense DNA.

[0061] The method for detection of a nucleic acid of the present invention comprises the following steps:

[0062] step (a): obtaining a human nucleic acid sample;

[0063] step (b): subjecting the nucleic acid sample obtained in the above step (a) to gene amplification reaction to provide a nucleic acid fragment obtained by amplifying a region having tandem duplication in a juxtamembrane, wherein the region can be found in a nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase; and

[0064] step (c): examining the presence of tandem duplication for the nucleic acid fragment of the above step (b).

[0065] First, step (a) will be described. The human nucleic acid sample usable in the present invention is not to be particularly limited, as long as it is a nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase, the nucleic acid having tandem duplication in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane, such as genomic DNA, cDNA or mRNA. The human nucleic acid sample can be prepared by conventionally performed known method, including, for instance, a method described in Molecular Cloning: A LABORATORY MANUAL, 2nd eds. (T. Maniatis et al., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, published in 1989).

[0066] Secondly, step (b) will be described. The nucleic acid sample and suitable primers are used to amplify a nucleic acid encoding a region containing mutation site which can be found in a juxtamembrane of the receptor protein kinase of the interest to obtain a desired nucleic acid fragment. A method for performing DNA amplification reaction usable in this step is not particularly limited, as long as it is a method capable of amplifying the above region, and there can be utilized nucleic acid amplification methods, such as a nucleic acid amplification method utilizing RT-PCR method, PCR method, or RNA polymerases (Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. Hei 2-5864 and Hei 7-203999), or strand substitution amplification method (Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. Hei 7-114718, and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 7-88242). Among them, the RT-PCR method or PCR method is preferably used.

[0067] The region to be amplified having tandem duplication in a juxtamembrane includes, for example, in case of FLT3, a region containing a whole or partial portion of the region from 18 bp at 3′-side of exon 10 to 117 bp at 5′-side of exon 11, without being particularly limited thereto as long as the region contains an exon 11 site.

[0068] The primers used in RT-PCR method or PCR method are not particularly limited as long as they are primers capable of amplifying a DNA fragment containing the above mutation site. Concretely, there can be exemplified a primer pair having nucleotide sequences as shown in SEQ ID NOs: 26 and 27 in Sequence Listing. In addition, PCR conditions are not particularly limited, and conventionally performed known conditions can be used on PCR reaction.

[0069] Thirdly, step (c) will be described. In this step, the presence of tandem duplication for the nucleic acid fragment obtained in step (b) is examined. The method for detection of the presence of tandem duplication is not particularly limited, and it is preferable that a method of comparing lengths of amplified DNA fragments by means of agarose gel electrophoresis method is used.

[0070] In addition, a method for examining single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) can be used as a method for detection of mutation which is usable in this step. The method comprises examining the differences of a higher-order structure as the differences of mobility in electrophoresis, wherein the high-order structure is dependent on a nucleotide sequence in which single-stranded DNA is formed by intramolecular interaction (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 86: 2766-2770, 1989). The presence or absence of mutation can be detected by subjecting the nucleic acid fragment obtained in step (b) to electrophoresis under conditions described in the above-mentioned publication, and comparing its mobility with that of a nucleic acid fragment derived from a normal receptor protein kinase.

[0071] Other detection methods include a method in which the above step (c) is altered to other method for detection of mutation. For the detection of mutation, there can be used a known method for detection of mutation, such as hybridization method using a suitable DNA fragment containing a mutation site as a probe, or DGGE method [Val C. Sheffield et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86, 232-236 (1989)]. In addition, a method for detection of mutation using a MutS protein is known (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 7-327698).

[0072] The mutation can be identified by sequencing the nucleotide sequence for DNA fragment in which a length mutation is confirmed by means of the above-mentioned method. For sequencing the nucleotide sequence, a conventionally used method can be employed, including, for example, a method comprising cloning an amplified DNA fragment into a suitable vector and determining the nucleotide sequence, or a method for determining the nucleotide sequence using an amplified fragment per se as a template.

[0073] As described above, the present invention provides a use of a nucleic acid of the present invention described above for detection of a nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase, wherein the nucleic acid has tandem duplication in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane.

[0074] The method for detection of a nucleic acid of the present invention can be utilized in diagnosis of M2, M4, and MS based on the FAB (French-American-British) classification of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Based on the FAB (French-American-British) classification, pathologic types of AML are classified into six classes as M1 (myeloblastic, no maturation potential), M2 (myeloblastic, with maturation potential), M3 (promyelocytic), M4 (myelomonocytic), MS (monocytic), and M6 (erythroleukemia) (Shin Rinsho Kensa Gishi Koza, 10, Ketsuekigaku, 75, Igaku-Shoin).

[0075] It is understood that patients harboring an FLT3 gene having the tandem duplication of the present invention belong to classes M2, M4, and MS above, and that the patients relapse into symptom to death even with transient symptom remission, so that their prognosis leads to mal-consequence. Therefore, according to the detection method of the present invention, there can be provided a method for examination useful to the pathologic judgment of AML.

[0076] Incidentally, of the above patients, the detection of mutation using genomic DNA from myelocyte of a patient obtained at the time of symptom remission is carried out, and as a result, tandem duplications in a juxtamembrane are not found. This mutation is therefore assumed to be a somatic mutation.

[0077] Also, the nucleic acid of the present invention, which has tandem duplication, serves as a marker for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), which develops in the pre-stage of leukemia, AML with dysplasia, and the like, as well as AML as classified based on the FAB classification. The detection method of the present invention therefore is a method for examination which is useful for the pathologic judgment of these diseases.

[0078] By utilizing the above detection method, there can be provided a kit for detection of a nucleic acid of the present invention. Concretely, there is a kit for detection of a nucleic acid by the above described detection method, the nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase and having tandem duplication in the nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane, characterized in that the kit comprises primers for amplifying a region having tandem duplication, wherein the region can be found on the receptor protein kinase gene.

[0079] The diagnosis of the above AML etc. can be easily carried out by using such a kit.

[0080] In the present invention, a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid having tandem duplication as described above can be further detected by the steps shown below:

[0081] step 1: obtaining a human protein sample; and

[0082] step 2: examining the presence of tandem duplication in the nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane of the protein sample obtained in the above step 1.

[0083] First, step 1 will be described. The human protein sample can be prepared by preparing a membrane protein from a cell which is assumed to have the polypeptide of the present invention expressed therein (e.g., leukemic cell, in case of FLT3).

[0084] Second, step 2 will be described. The method for detection of tandem duplication mutations is not particularly limited, and can be carried out by using a labeled antibody capable of specifically binding to the juxtamembrane encoded by a nucleic acid having a tandem duplication mutation.

[0085] This step can, for example, be carried out by a method comprising subjecting the protein sample obtained in step 1 to SDS-PAGE to separate proteins, and subsequently detecting the desired protein by immunoblotting method.

[0086] In another embodiment of the present invention, there can be provided a method for regulating the proliferation, immune response and signal information transmission of leukemic cells, hematopoietic stem cells, etc. using the above nucleic acids or polypeptides, or nucleic acids or antibodies capable of specifically binding thereto.

[0087] Among them, a preferred embodiment includes an application to immunotherapy for tumors. Conventionally, it has been known that tumor-specific peptides of proteins specifically expressed in tumor cells serve as targets of T cell immune responses to tumor cells. In a method for performing the application, the techniques described in the following reports, for example, can be utilized. Concretely, CD4+T cells restricted to HLA-DR are isolated, the cells specifically reacting with ras peptide resulting from substitution of 12th amino acid glycine with another amino acid in the human T cells (Jung, S., J. Exp. Med. 173, 273, 1991), and a CTL (cytotoxic T lymphocyte) recognizing a peptide consisting of eight amino acids including the mutation site for 61th amino acid mutation can be derived from a mouse immunized with a recombinant vaccinia virus capable of producing ras protein, which has mutation at 61th amino acid (Skipper, J., J. Exp. Med. 177, 1493, 1993). In addition, in a mouse immunized with a soluble mutant ras protein prepared by gene recombination, the in vivo proliferation of tumor cells having the same mutation is suppressed (Fenton, R. G., J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 85, 1294, 1993), and a CTL showing cytotoxic activity against tumor cells expressing the same mutant ras can be obtained from splenocytes sensitized with the mutant ras peptide (Peace, D. J., J. Exp. Med. 179, 473, 1994). On the other hand, the bcr-abl chimeric protein, which is often detected in chronic myelocytic leukemia, possesses high tyrosine kinase activity and plays a key role in the onset of leukemia and the proliferation of leukemic cells. By immunizing with a peptide in the vicinity of the fusion site of this fusion protein, T cells reactive to this fusion protein can be obtained (Chen, W., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89, 1468, 1992). Moreover, antisense DNA or RNA corresponding to the fusion gene is capable of suppressing the proliferation of tumors expressing this gene in vivo (Skorski, T., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91, 4504, 1994).

[0088] It is therefore possible to obtain T cells reactive to a receptor protein kinase comprising the peptide of the present invention, wherein the peptide is encoded by a nucleic acid having tandem duplication occurring in the nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane, and to regulate the proliferation of cells that express the above kinase by immunizing with the above peptide.

[0089] Also, when the presence of the tandem duplication of the present invention is involved in cell proliferation regulation, it is possible to regulate the signaling mechanism with antisense DNA or RNA for the above gene to regulate cell proliferation.

[0090] When binding a ligand to an extracellular region, the receptor protein kinase undergoes a conformational change to form a dimer, resulting in increased kinase domain activity in the intracellular region, whereby self-phosphorylation or phosphorylation of a substrate of the above kinase takes place. In these steps, various signaling molecules are involved, and the information transmitted into cells causes various biological phenomena, such as cell morphological change, cell movement, morphogenesis, cell proliferation, malignant alteration, differentiation, and apoptosis. Acute myelocytic leukemic cells of high malignancy have been reported to possess strong affinity to the FLT3 ligand and promote cell proliferation (Piacibello, W., Blood 86, 4105, 1995; Lisovsky, M., Blood 86, 22a, 1995; McKenna, H., J. Exp. Hematol. 24, 378, 1996; Dehmel, U., Leukemia 10, 261, 1996). In cells expressing the FLT3 tandem duplication mutant of the present invention, it is expected that the system for signaling from the FLT3 ligand is highly activated. Hematopoietic stem cells that express the mutant are therefore provided as a source of hematopoietic stem cells possessing strong proliferation potential. By comparing the hematopoietic stem cells with cells expressing the normal FLT3, materials and methods suitable for screening for various drugs can be provided.

[0091] As described above, by utilizing a method of the present invention, it is applicable to the examination and treatment of blood cell diseases, hematopoietic stem cell diseases, and other diseases.

[0092] The present invention will be hereinafter described in more detail by means of examples, but the present invention is not limited by those examples.

EXAMPLE 1

[0093] 1) Analysis of FLT3 Gene Expression Pattern

[0094] On 80 cases of acute leukemia patients (50 cases of child ALL, 30 cases of adult AML), analysis of FLT3 gene expression was carried out by RT-PCR method. The primers used were designed to have nucleotide sequences as shown by SEQ ID NOs: 26 and 27 in Sequence Listing, and to completely cover and amplify a transmembrane region through a juxtamembrane. By using the above primer pair, the resulting amplified DNA product is 366 bp in length, when normal FLT3 has been transcribed.

[0095] A total RNA was extracted from a peripheral blood or myelocyte derived from the above patient with a Trizol reagent (manufactured by LifeTech), followed by DNA amplification reaction using an RT-PCR kit (manufactured by Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd.) and Thermal Cycler (manufactured by Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd.) under following conditions. cDNA was synthesized from a total RNA using a reverse transcriptase. In 50 μl of a reaction mixture containing 1 μl of the cDNA (equivalent to 40 ng of a total RNA), 200 μM dNTP mixture, 1× PCR buffer, 2 U of Taq DNA polymerase, and 20 pmol each of the above-described primers, the above reaction mixture was heated at 94° C. for 5 minutes, and thereafter repeated 35 times of a thermal cycle consisting of 64° C. for 30 seconds, 72° C. for 45 seconds, and 94° C. for 30 seconds, and then finally treated at 72° C. for 5 minutes. To check quality of RNA, RT-PCR was carried out in the same manner except that a pair of the primers shown by SEQ ID NOs: 28 and 29 in Sequence Listing were used, with β-actin as the target. The amplified DNA products thus obtained were subjected to electrophoresis on 2 to 3% agarose gel (manufactured by FMC) containing ethidium bromide, and detected under UV irradiation. One example of electrophoresis pattern is shown in FIG. 1, and the results are shown in Table 1. TABLE 2 Number of positive Length FAB Number of mRNA expression of mutation subtype cases examined FLT3 (%) (%) AML total 30 22 (73%)  5 (17%) M1 3 2 (67%) 0 M2 9 7 (78%) 1 (14%) M3 8 5 (63%) 0 M4 5 4 (80%) 2 (40%) M5 4 3 (75%) 2 (50%) M6 1  1 (100%) 0 ALL total 50 39 (78%)  0 cALL 27 24 (89%)  0 pre-B ALL 13 11 (85%)  0 B-ALL 1 0 0 T-ALL 9 4 (44%) 0

[0096] It is found from Table 1 that the transcription product of the FLT3 gene was found in 39 cases (78%) of the 50 ALL cases and 22 cases (73%) of the 30 AML cases. Among them, the amplified DNA product longer than the expected 366 bp was detected in 5 cases (23%) of the 22 FLT3-positive AML cases, so that a length mutation in FLT3 gene was observed. Incidentally, in four cases (M34, M155, M810, and M839), the expected 366 bp band and a longer band than the expected were detected. In one case (M162), the 366 bp band was not detected, and a longer band alone was detected.

[0097] 2) Analysis of Nucleotide Sequence of Length Mutation Product of FLT3 Gene

[0098] To examine in more detail length mutations in the gene in the above 5 cases, the amplified DNA product was purified from agarose gel, and nucleotide sequences of the exon 11 and exon 12 regions were determined. As a result, it was confirmed that these length mutations resulted from tandem duplications in nucleotide sequences of the respective juxtamembrane. Concretely, a 39 bp or 60 bp tandem duplication within exon 11 was found in cases M34, M162, and M839; and a 26 bp tandem duplication including a 4 bp (GGCA) insert was found in case M810. In addition, case M155 was found to have a 63 bp tandem duplication comprising the first 16 bp of exon 12 immediately after exon 11, one cytosine residue insert, and the last 46 bp of exon 11. The nucleotide sequences obtained are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 6 to 10 in Sequence Listing, and a schematic view of these tandem duplications is shown in FIG. 2.

[0099] Characteristically, these tandem duplications occur in-frame, and these mutations are reflected in the actually expressed polypeptides. The amino acid sequences encoded by these nucleotide sequences are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 5.

[0100] 3) Analysis of Nucleotide Sequence of Genomic DNA

[0101] Amplified DNA products obtained by PCR with FLT3 genomic DNA derived from myelocytes from the above 5 cases of patients as templates were analyzed. PCR reaction was carried out under amplification conditions such that 2 U of Taq DNA polymerase (Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd.) was added to a PCR buffer containing 50 ng of genomic DNA, 200 μM of a dNTP mixture, and 20 pmol of each of primers, to make up a total volume of 50 pl. For exons 10 to exon 19, each exon was individually subjected to amplification DNA reaction. The length mutation was observed in same manner as that when mRNA was analyzed in the case where exon 11 and exon 12 were amplified with primers of SEQ ID NOs: 30 and 31, and primers of SEQ ID NOs: 32 and 33 in Sequence Listing as pairs. When the PCR products were purified using QIAEXII (QIAGEN), cloned into pCRII vector (Invitrogen), and subjected to nucleotide sequence analysis, similar results to those with the nucleotide sequences of cDNA (SEQ ID NOs: 21 to 25) were obtained. The results are collectively shown in FIG. 2.

EXAMPLE 2

[0102] Analysis of Mutations in Juxtamembrane of Receptor Protein Kinase and their Pathologic Relationship

[0103] To analyze mutations in a juxtamembrane of the receptor protein kinase and their pathologic relationship, the relationship between the pathologic classification of symptoms and FLT3 gene is shown in Table 1. Five cases showing tandem duplication in the nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane belonged to M2 (myeloblastic, with maturation potential), M4 (myelomonocytic), or M5 (monocytic) based on the FAB classification, and all of them were cases in which patients relapse into symptom to death even with transient symptom remission.

[0104] The nucleotide sequences of exon regions encoding tyrosine kinase domain were also analyzed, and no mutations were found in these regions.

[0105] Therefore, it was suggested that the in-frame tandem duplications in gene region encoding a juxtamembrane of FLT3 were associated with AML with monocyte growth was suggested.

[0106] Also, since such length mutations were not detected in DNA samples from myelocytes collected from three cases (M34, M162, and M810) at the time of complete remission, the tandem duplication of the present invention was found to be a somatic mutation.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

[0107] According to the present invention, there can be provided a novel receptor protein kinase having tandem duplication mutation in the nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane, and its nucleotide sequence and amino acid sequence information. In addition, there can be provided pathological diagnoses, a method for examination of leukemia etc. utilizing the present invention, a kit and a reagent for examination related thereto. Furthermore, there can be provided a method for regulating and analyzing conditions of proliferation and differentiation, malignant alteration, immune response, and signalling for cells represented by hematopoietic stem cells and leukemia cells utilizing the present invention, and a kit and a reagent related thereto.

1 33 1 97 PRT Homo sapiens 1 Gln Phe Arg Tyr Glu Ser Gln Leu Gln Met Val Gln Val Thr Gly Ser 1 5 10 15 Ser Asp Asn Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Val Glu Ser Gln Leu Gln Met Val Gln 20 25 30 Val Thr Gly Ser Ser Asp Ser Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Val Asp Phe Arg Glu 35 40 45 Tyr Glu Tyr Asp Leu Lys Trp Glu Phe Pro Arg Glu Asn Leu Glu Phe 50 55 60 Gly Lys Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Ala Phe Gly Lys Val Met Asn Ala Thr 65 70 75 80 Ala Leu Glu Leu Ala Lys Gln Glu Ser Gln Ser Arg Leu Pro Ser Lys 85 90 95 Cys 2 100 PRT Homo sapiens 2 Gln Phe Arg Tyr Glu Ser Gln Leu Gln Met Val Gln Val Thr Gly Ser 1 5 10 15 Ser Asp Asn Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Val Asp Phe Arg Glu Tyr Glu Tyr Asp 20 25 30 Leu Lys Trp Glu Phe Pro Arg Glu Asn Leu Glu Phe Gly Lys Val Leu 35 40 45 Gly Ser Glu Tyr Asp Leu Lys Trp Glu Phe Pro Arg Glu Asn Leu Glu 50 55 60 Phe Gly Lys Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Ala Phe Gly Lys Val Met Asn Ala 65 70 75 80 Thr Ala Tyr Gly Ile Ser Lys Thr Gly Val Ser Ile Gln Val Ala Val 85 90 95 Lys Met Leu Lys 100 3 92 PRT Homo sapiens 3 Gln Phe Arg Tyr Glu Ser Gln Leu Gln Met Val Gln Val Thr Gly Ser 1 5 10 15 Ser Asp Asn Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Val Asp Phe Arg Glu Tyr Glu Tyr Asp 20 25 30 Leu Lys Trp Glu Phe Asp Phe Arg Glu Tyr Glu Tyr Asp Leu Lys Trp 35 40 45 Glu Phe Pro Arg Glu Asn Leu Glu Phe Gly Lys Val Leu Gly Ser Gly 50 55 60 Ala Phe Gly Lys Val Met Asn Ala Thr Ala Tyr Gly Ile Ser Lys Thr 65 70 75 80 Gly Val Ser Ile Gln Val Ala Val Lys Met Leu Lys 85 90 4 89 PRT Homo sapiens 4 Gln Phe Arg Tyr Glu Ser Gln Leu Gln Met Val Gln Val Thr Gly Ser 1 5 10 15 Ser Asp Asn Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Val Asp Phe Arg Glu Tyr Glu Tyr Asp 20 25 30 Leu Lys Trp Glu Phe Pro Arg Glu Asn Trp His Lys Trp Glu Phe Pro 35 40 45 Arg Glu Asn Leu Glu Phe Gly Lys Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Ala Phe Gly 50 55 60 Lys Val Met Asn Ala Thr Ala Tyr Gly Ile Ser Lys Thr Gly Val Ser 65 70 75 80 Ile Gln Val Ala Val Lys Met Leu Lys 85 5 92 PRT Homo sapiens 5 Gln Phe Arg Tyr Glu Ser Gln Leu Gln Met Val Gln Val Thr Gly Ser 1 5 10 15 Ser Asp Asn Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Val Asp Phe Arg Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn 20 25 30 Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Val Asp Phe Arg Glu Tyr Glu Tyr Asp Leu Lys Trp 35 40 45 Glu Phe Pro Arg Glu Asn Leu Glu Phe Gly Lys Val Leu Gly Ser Gly 50 55 60 Ala Phe Gly Lys Val Met Asn Ala Thr Ala Tyr Gly Ile Ser Lys Thr 65 70 75 80 Gly Val Ser Ile Gln Val Ala Val Lys Met Leu Lys 85 90 6 296 DNA Homo sapiens 6 caatttaggt atgaaagcca gctacagatg gtacaggtga ccggctcctc agataatgag 60 tacttctacg ttgaaagcca gctacagatg gtacaggtga ccggctcctc agatagtgag 120 tacttctacg ttgatttcag agaatatgaa tatgatctca aatgggagtt tccaagagaa 180 aatttagagt ttgggaaggt actaggatca ggtgcttttg gaaaagtgat gaacgcaaca 240 gctttggaat tagcaaaaca ggagtctcaa tccaggttgc cgtcaaaatg ctgaaa 296 7 300 DNA Homo sapiens 7 caatttaggt atgaaagcca gctacagatg gtacaggtga ccggctcctc agataatgag 60 tacttctacg ttgatttcag agaatatgaa tatgatctca aatgggagtt tccaagagaa 120 aatttagagt ttgggaaggt actaggatcc gaatatgatc tcaaatggga gtttccaaga 180 gaaaatttag agtttgggaa ggtactagga tcaggtgctt ttggaaaagt gatgaacgca 240 acagcttatg gaattagcaa aacaggagtc tcaatccagg ttgccgtcaa aatgctgaaa 300 8 276 DNA Homo sapiens 8 caatttaggt atgaaagcca gctacagatg gtacaggtga ccggctcctc agataatgag 60 tacttctacg ttgatttcag agaatatgaa tatgatctca aatgggagtt tgatttcaga 120 gaatatgaat atgatctcaa atgggagttt ccaagagaaa atttagagtt tgggaaggta 180 ctaggatcag gtgcttttgg aaaagtgatg aacgcaacag cttatggaat tagcaaaaca 240 ggagtctcaa tccaggttgc cgtcaaaatg ctgaaa 276 9 267 DNA Homo sapiens 9 caatttaggt atgaaagcca gctacagatg gtacaggtga ccggctcctc agataatgag 60 tacttctacg ttgatttcag agaatatgaa tatgatctca aatgggagtt tccaagagaa 120 aattggcaca aatgggagtt tccaagagaa aatttagagt ttgggaaggt actaggatca 180 ggtgcttttg gaaaagtgat gaacgcaaca gcttatggaa ttagcaaaac aggagtctca 240 atccaggttg ccgtcaaaat gctgaaa 267 10 276 DNA Homo sapiens 10 caatttaggt atgaaagcca gctacagatg gtacaggtga ccggctcctc agataatgag 60 tacttctacg ttgatttcag aggctcctca gataatgagt acttctacgt tgatttcaga 120 gaatatgaat atgatctcaa atgggagttt ccaagagaaa atttagagtt tgggaaggta 180 ctaggatcag gtgcttttgg aaaagtgatg aacgcaacag cttatggaat tagcaaaaca 240 ggagtctcaa tccaggttgc cgtcaaaatg ctgaaa 276 11 386 DNA Homo sapiens 11 caatttaggt atgaaagcca gctacagatg gtacaggtga ccggctcctc agataatgag 60 tacttctacg ttgaaagcca gctacagatg gtacaggtga ccggctcctc agatagtgag 120 tacttctacg ttgatttcag agaatatgaa tatgatctca aatgggagtt tccaagagaa 180 aatttagagt ttggtaagaa tggaatgtgc caaatgtttc tgcagcattt cttttccatt 240 ggaaaatctt taaaatgcac gtactcacca tttgtctttg cagggaaggt actaggatca 300 ggtgcttttg gaaaagtgat gaacgcaaca gctttggaat tagcaaaaca ggagtctcaa 360 tccaggttgc cgtcaaaatg ctgaaa 386 12 480 DNA Homo sapiens 12 caatttaggt atgaaagcca gctacagatg gtacaggtga ccggctcctc agataatgag 60 tacttctacg ttgatttcag agaatatgaa tatgatctca aatgggagtt tccaagagaa 120 aatttagagt ttggtaagaa tggaatgtgc caaatgtttc tgcagcattt cttttccatt 180 ggaaaatctt taaaatgcac gtactcacca tttgtctttg cagggaaggt actaggatcc 240 gaatatgatc tcaaatggga gtttccaaga gaaaatttag agtttggtga gaatggaatg 300 tgccaaatgt ttctgcagca tttcttttcc attggaaaat ctttaaaatg cacgtactca 360 ccatttgtct ttgcagggaa ggtactagga tcaggtgctt ttggaaaagt gatgaacgca 420 acagcttatg gaattagcaa aacaggagtc tcaatccagg ttgccgtcaa aatgctgaaa 480 13 366 DNA Homo sapiens 13 caatttaggt atgaaagcca gctacagatg gtacaggtga ccggctcctc agataatgag 60 tacttctacg ttgatttcag agaatatgaa tatgatctca aatgggagtt tgatttcaga 120 gaatatgaat atgatctcaa atgggagttt ccaagagaaa atttagagtt tggtaagaat 180 ggaatgtgcc aaatgtttct gcagcatttc ttttccattg gaaaatcttt aaaatgcacg 240 tactcaccat ttgtctttgc agggaaggta ctaggatcag gtgcttttgg aaaagtgatg 300 aacgcaacag cttatggaat tagcaaaaca ggagtctcaa tccaggttgc cgtcaaaatg 360 ctgaaa 366 14 357 DNA Homo sapiens 14 caatttaggt atgaaagcca gctacagatg gtacaggtga ccggctcctc agataatgag 60 tacttctacg ttgatttcag agaatatgaa tatgatctca aatgggagtt tccaagagaa 120 aattggcaca aatgggagtt tccaagagaa aatttagagt ttggtaagaa tggaatgtgc 180 caaacgtttc tgcagcattt cttttccatt ggaaaatctt taaaatgcac gtactcacca 240 tttgtctttg cagggaaggt actaggatca ggtgcttttg gaaaagtgat gaacgcaaca 300 gcttatggaa ttagcaaaac aggagtctca atccaggttg ccgtcaaaat gctgaaa 357 15 366 DNA Homo sapiens 15 caatttaggt atgaaagcca gctacagatg gtacaggtga ccggctcctc agataatgag 60 tacttctacg ttgatttcag aggctcctca gataatgagt acttctacgt tgatttcaga 120 gaatatgaat atgatctcaa atgggagttt ccaagagaaa atttagagtt tggtaagaat 180 ggaatgtgcc aaatgtttct gcagcatttc ttttccattg gaaaatcttt aaaatgcacg 240 tactcaccat ttgtctttgc agggaaggta ctaggatcag gtgcttttgg aaaagtgatg 300 aacgcaacag cttatggaat tagcaaaaca ggagtctcaa tccaggttgc cgtcaaaatg 360 ctgaaa 366 16 665 PRT Homo sapiens 16 Met Pro Ala Leu Ala Arg Asp Ala Gly Thr Val Pro Leu Leu Val Val 1 5 10 15 Phe Ser Ala Met Ile Phe Gly Thr Ile Thr Asn Gln Asp Leu Pro Val 20 25 30 Ile Lys Cys Val Leu Ile Asn His Lys Asn Asn Asp Ser Ser Val Gly 35 40 45 Lys Ser Ser Ser Tyr Pro Met Val Ser Glu Ser Pro Glu Asp Leu Gly 50 55 60 Cys Ala Leu Arg Pro Gln Ser Ser Gly Thr Val Tyr Glu Ala Ala Ala 65 70 75 80 Val Glu Val Asp Val Ser Ala Ser Ile Thr Leu Gln Val Leu Val Asp 85 90 95 Ala Pro Gly Asn Ile Ser Cys Leu Trp Val Phe Lys His Ser Ser Leu 100 105 110 Asn Cys Gln Pro His Phe Asp Leu Gln Asn Arg Gly Val Val Ser Met 115 120 125 Val Ile Leu Lys Met Thr Glu Thr Gln Ala Gly Glu Tyr Leu Leu Phe 130 135 140 Ile Gln Ser Glu Ala Thr Asn Tyr Thr Ile Leu Phe Thr Val Ser Ile 145 150 155 160 Arg Asn Thr Leu Leu Tyr Thr Leu Arg Arg Pro Tyr Phe Arg Lys Met 165 170 175 Glu Asn Gln Asp Ala Leu Val Cys Ile Ser Glu Ser Val Pro Glu Pro 180 185 190 Ile Val Glu Trp Val Leu Cys Asp Ser Gln Gly Glu Ser Cys Lys Glu 195 200 205 Glu Ser Pro Ala Val Val Lys Lys Glu Glu Lys Val Leu His Glu Leu 210 215 220 Phe Gly Thr Asp Ile Arg Cys Cys Ala Arg Asn Glu Leu Gly Arg Glu 225 230 235 240 Cys Thr Arg Leu Phe Thr Ile Asp Leu Asn Gln Thr Pro Gln Thr Thr 245 250 255 Leu Pro Gln Leu Phe Leu Lys Val Gly Glu Pro Leu Trp Ile Arg Cys 260 265 270 Lys Ala Val His Val Asn His Gly Phe Gly Leu Thr Trp Glu Leu Glu 275 280 285 Asn Lys Ala Leu Glu Glu Gly Asn Tyr Phe Glu Met Ser Thr Tyr Ser 290 295 300 Thr Asn Arg Thr Met Ile Arg Ile Leu Phe Ala Phe Val Ser Ser Val 305 310 315 320 Ala Arg Asn Asp Thr Gly Tyr Tyr Thr Cys Ser Ser Ser Lys His Pro 325 330 335 Ser Gln Ser Ala Leu Val Thr Ile Val Gly Lys Gly Phe Ile Asn Ala 340 345 350 Thr Asn Ser Ser Glu Asp Tyr Glu Ile Asp Gln Tyr Glu Glu Phe Cys 355 360 365 Phe Ser Val Arg Phe Lys Ala Tyr Pro Gln Ile Arg Cys Thr Trp Thr 370 375 380 Phe Ser Arg Lys Ser Phe Pro Cys Glu Gln Lys Gly Leu Asp Asn Gly 385 390 395 400 Tyr Ser Ile Ser Lys Phe Cys Asn His Lys His Gln Pro Gly Glu Tyr 405 410 415 Ile Phe His Ala Glu Asn Asp Asp Ala Gln Phe Thr Lys Met Phe Thr 420 425 430 Leu Asn Ile Arg Arg Lys Pro Gln Val Leu Ala Glu Ala Ser Ala Ser 435 440 445 Gln Ala Ser Cys Phe Ser Asp Gly Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ser Trp Thr Trp 450 455 460 Lys Lys Cys Ser Asp Lys Ser Pro Asn Cys Thr Glu Glu Ile Thr Glu 465 470 475 480 Gly Val Trp Asn Arg Lys Ala Asn Arg Lys Val Phe Gly Gln Trp Val 485 490 495 Ser Ser Ser Thr Leu Asn Met Ser Glu Ala Ile Lys Gly Phe Leu Val 500 505 510 Lys Cys Cys Ala Tyr Asn Ser Leu Gly Thr Ser Cys Glu Thr Ile Leu 515 520 525 Leu Asn Ser Pro Gly Pro Phe Pro Phe Ile Gln Asp Asn Ile Ser Phe 530 535 540 Tyr Ala Thr Ile Gly Val Cys Leu Leu Phe Ile Val Val Leu Thr Leu 545 550 555 560 Leu Ile Cys His Lys Tyr Lys Lys Gln Phe Arg Tyr Glu Ser Gln Leu 565 570 575 Gln Met Val Gln Val Thr Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Val 580 585 590 Glu Ser Gln Leu Gln Met Val Gln Val Thr Gly Ser Ser Asp Ser Glu 595 600 605 Tyr Phe Tyr Val Asp Phe Arg Glu Tyr Glu Tyr Asp Leu Lys Trp Glu 610 615 620 Phe Pro Arg Glu Asn Leu Glu Phe Gly Lys Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Ala 625 630 635 640 Phe Gly Lys Val Met Asn Ala Thr Ala Leu Glu Leu Ala Lys Gln Glu 645 650 655 Ser Gln Ser Arg Leu Pro Ser Lys Cys 660 665 17 994 PRT Homo sapiens 17 Met Pro Ala Leu Ala Arg Asp Ala Gly Thr Val Pro Leu Leu Val Val 1 5 10 15 Phe Ser Ala Met Ile Phe Gly Thr Ile Thr Asn Gln Asp Leu Pro Val 20 25 30 Ile Lys Cys Val Leu Ile Asn His Lys Asn Asn Asp Ser Ser Val Gly 35 40 45 Lys Ser Ser Ser Tyr Pro Met Val Ser Glu Ser Pro Glu Asp Leu Gly 50 55 60 Cys Ala Leu Arg Pro Gln Ser Ser Gly Thr Val Tyr Glu Ala Ala Ala 65 70 75 80 Val Glu Val Asp Val Ser Ala Ser Ile Thr Leu Gln Val Leu Val Asp 85 90 95 Ala Pro Gly Asn Ile Ser Cys Leu Trp Val Phe Lys His Ser Ser Leu 100 105 110 Asn Cys Gln Pro His Phe Asp Leu Gln Asn Arg Gly Val Val Ser Met 115 120 125 Val Ile Leu Lys Met Thr Glu Thr Gln Ala Gly Glu Tyr Leu Leu Phe 130 135 140 Ile Gln Ser Glu Ala Thr Asn Tyr Thr Ile Leu Phe Thr Val Ser Ile 145 150 155 160 Arg Asn Thr Leu Leu Tyr Thr Leu Arg Arg Pro Tyr Phe Arg Lys Met 165 170 175 Glu Asn Gln Asp Ala Leu Val Cys Ile Ser Glu Ser Val Pro Glu Pro 180 185 190 Ile Val Glu Trp Val Leu Cys Asp Ser Gln Gly Glu Ser Cys Lys Glu 195 200 205 Glu Ser Pro Ala Val Val Lys Lys Glu Glu Lys Val Leu His Glu Leu 210 215 220 Phe Gly Thr Asp Ile Arg Cys Cys Ala Arg Asn Glu Leu Gly Arg Glu 225 230 235 240 Cys Thr Arg Leu Phe Thr Ile Asp Leu Asn Gln Thr Pro Gln Thr Thr 245 250 255 Leu Pro Gln Leu Phe Leu Lys Val Gly Glu Pro Leu Trp Ile Arg Cys 260 265 270 Lys Ala Val His Val Asn His Gly Phe Gly Leu Thr Trp Glu Leu Glu 275 280 285 Asn Lys Ala Leu Glu Glu Gly Asn Tyr Phe Glu Met Ser Thr Tyr Ser 290 295 300 Thr Asn Arg Thr Met Ile Arg Ile Leu Phe Ala Phe Val Ser Ser Val 305 310 315 320 Ala Arg Asn Asp Thr Gly Tyr Tyr Thr Cys Ser Ser Ser Lys His Pro 325 330 335 Ser Gln Ser Ala Leu Val Thr Ile Val Gly Lys Gly Phe Ile Asn Ala 340 345 350 Thr Asn Ser Ser Glu Asp Tyr Glu Ile Asp Gln Tyr Glu Glu Phe Cys 355 360 365 Phe Ser Val Arg Phe Lys Ala Tyr Pro Gln Ile Arg Cys Thr Trp Thr 370 375 380 Phe Ser Arg Lys Ser Phe Pro Cys Glu Gln Lys Gly Leu Asp Asn Gly 385 390 395 400 Tyr Ser Ile Ser Lys Phe Cys Asn His Lys His Gln Pro Gly Glu Tyr 405 410 415 Ile Phe His Ala Glu Asn Asp Asp Ala Gln Phe Thr Lys Met Phe Thr 420 425 430 Leu Asn Ile Arg Arg Lys Pro Gln Val Leu Ala Glu Ala Ser Ala Ser 435 440 445 Gln Ala Ser Cys Phe Ser Asp Gly Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ser Trp Thr Trp 450 455 460 Lys Lys Cys Ser Asp Lys Ser Pro Asn Cys Thr Glu Glu Ile Thr Glu 465 470 475 480 Gly Val Trp Asn Arg Lys Ala Asn Arg Lys Val Phe Gly Gln Trp Val 485 490 495 Ser Ser Ser Thr Leu Asn Met Ser Glu Ala Ile Lys Gly Phe Leu Val 500 505 510 Lys Cys Cys Ala Tyr Asn Ser Leu Gly Thr Ser Cys Glu Thr Ile Leu 515 520 525 Leu Asn Ser Pro Gly Pro Phe Pro Phe Ile Gln Asp Asn Ile Ser Phe 530 535 540 Tyr Ala Thr Ile Gly Val Cys Leu Leu Phe Ile Val Val Leu Thr Leu 545 550 555 560 Leu Ile Cys His Lys Tyr Lys Lys Gln Phe Arg Tyr Glu Ser Gln Leu 565 570 575 Gln Met Val Gln Val Thr Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Val 580 585 590 Asp Phe Arg Glu Tyr Glu Tyr Asp Leu Lys Trp Glu Phe Pro Arg Glu 595 600 605 Asn Leu Glu Phe Gly Lys Val Leu Gly Ser Glu Tyr Asp Leu Lys Trp 610 615 620 Glu Phe Pro Arg Glu Asn Leu Glu Phe Gly Lys Val Leu Gly Ser Gly 625 630 635 640 Ala Phe Gly Lys Val Met Asn Ala Thr Ala Tyr Gly Ile Ser Lys Thr 645 650 655 Gly Val Ser Ile Gln Val Ala Val Lys Met Leu Lys Glu Lys Ala Asp 660 665 670 Ser Ser Glu Arg Glu Ala Leu Met Ser Glu Leu Lys Met Met Thr Gln 675 680 685 Leu Gly Ser His Glu Asn Ile Val Asn Leu Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr Leu 690 695 700 Ser Gly Pro Ile Tyr Leu Ile Phe Glu Tyr Cys Cys Tyr Gly Asp Leu 705 710 715 720 Leu Asn Tyr Leu Arg Ser Lys Arg Glu Lys Phe His Arg Thr Trp Thr 725 730 735 Glu Ile Phe Lys Glu His Asn Phe Ser Phe Tyr Pro Thr Phe Gln Ser 740 745 750 His Pro Asn Ser Ser Met Pro Gly Ser Arg Glu Val Gln Ile His Pro 755 760 765 Asp Ser Asp Gln Ile Ser Gly Leu His Gly Asn Ser Phe His Ser Glu 770 775 780 Asp Glu Ile Glu Tyr Glu Asn Gln Lys Arg Leu Glu Glu Glu Glu Asp 785 790 795 800 Leu Asn Val Leu Thr Phe Glu Asp Leu Leu Cys Phe Ala Tyr Gln Val 805 810 815 Ala Lys Gly Met Glu Phe Leu Glu Phe Lys Ser Cys Val His Arg Asp 820 825 830 Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Val Leu Val Thr His Gly Lys Val Val Lys Ile 835 840 845 Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Asp Ile Met Ser Asp Ser Asn Tyr Val 850 855 860 Val Arg Gly Asn Ala Arg Leu Pro Val Lys Trp Met Ala Pro Glu Ser 865 870 875 880 Leu Phe Glu Gly Ile Tyr Thr Ile Lys Ser Asp Val Trp Ser Tyr Gly 885 890 895 Ile Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile Phe Ser Leu Gly Val Asn Pro Tyr Pro Gly 900 905 910 Ile Pro Val Asp Ala Asn Phe Tyr Lys Leu Ile Gln Asn Gly Phe Lys 915 920 925 Met Asp Gln Pro Phe Tyr Ala Thr Glu Glu Ile Tyr Ile Ile Met Gln 930 935 940 Ser Cys Trp Ala Phe Asp Ser Arg Lys Arg Pro Ser Phe Pro Asn Leu 945 950 955 960 Thr Ser Phe Leu Gly Cys Gln Leu Ala Asp Ala Glu Glu Ala Met Tyr 965 970 975 Gln Asn Val Asp Gly Arg Val Ser Glu Cys Pro His Thr Tyr Gln Asn 980 985 990 Arg Arg 18 986 PRT Homo sapiens 18 Met Pro Ala Leu Ala Arg Asp Ala Gly Thr Val Pro Leu Leu Val Val 1 5 10 15 Phe Ser Ala Met Ile Phe Gly Thr Ile Thr Asn Gln Asp Leu Pro Val 20 25 30 Ile Lys Cys Val Leu Ile Asn His Lys Asn Asn Asp Ser Ser Val Gly 35 40 45 Lys Ser Ser Ser Tyr Pro Met Val Ser Glu Ser Pro Glu Asp Leu Gly 50 55 60 Cys Ala Leu Arg Pro Gln Ser Ser Gly Thr Val Tyr Glu Ala Ala Ala 65 70 75 80 Val Glu Val Asp Val Ser Ala Ser Ile Thr Leu Gln Val Leu Val Asp 85 90 95 Ala Pro Gly Asn Ile Ser Cys Leu Trp Val Phe Lys His Ser Ser Leu 100 105 110 Asn Cys Gln Pro His Phe Asp Leu Gln Asn Arg Gly Val Val Ser Met 115 120 125 Val Ile Leu Lys Met Thr Glu Thr Gln Ala Gly Glu Tyr Leu Leu Phe 130 135 140 Ile Gln Ser Glu Ala Thr Asn Tyr Thr Ile Leu Phe Thr Val Ser Ile 145 150 155 160 Arg Asn Thr Leu Leu Tyr Thr Leu Arg Arg Pro Tyr Phe Arg Lys Met 165 170 175 Glu Asn Gln Asp Ala Leu Val Cys Ile Ser Glu Ser Val Pro Glu Pro 180 185 190 Ile Val Glu Trp Val Leu Cys Asp Ser Gln Gly Glu Ser Cys Lys Glu 195 200 205 Glu Ser Pro Ala Val Val Lys Lys Glu Glu Lys Val Leu His Glu Leu 210 215 220 Phe Gly Thr Asp Ile Arg Cys Cys Ala Arg Asn Glu Leu Gly Arg Glu 225 230 235 240 Cys Thr Arg Leu Phe Thr Ile Asp Leu Asn Gln Thr Pro Gln Thr Thr 245 250 255 Leu Pro Gln Leu Phe Leu Lys Val Gly Glu Pro Leu Trp Ile Arg Cys 260 265 270 Lys Ala Val His Val Asn His Gly Phe Gly Leu Thr Trp Glu Leu Glu 275 280 285 Asn Lys Ala Leu Glu Glu Gly Asn Tyr Phe Glu Met Ser Thr Tyr Ser 290 295 300 Thr Asn Arg Thr Met Ile Arg Ile Leu Phe Ala Phe Val Ser Ser Val 305 310 315 320 Ala Arg Asn Asp Thr Gly Tyr Tyr Thr Cys Ser Ser Ser Lys His Pro 325 330 335 Ser Gln Ser Ala Leu Val Thr Ile Val Gly Lys Gly Phe Ile Asn Ala 340 345 350 Thr Asn Ser Ser Glu Asp Tyr Glu Ile Asp Gln Tyr Glu Glu Phe Cys 355 360 365 Phe Ser Val Arg Phe Lys Ala Tyr Pro Gln Ile Arg Cys Thr Trp Thr 370 375 380 Phe Ser Arg Lys Ser Phe Pro Cys Glu Gln Lys Gly Leu Asp Asn Gly 385 390 395 400 Tyr Ser Ile Ser Lys Phe Cys Asn His Lys His Gln Pro Gly Glu Tyr 405 410 415 Ile Phe His Ala Glu Asn Asp Asp Ala Gln Phe Thr Lys Met Phe Thr 420 425 430 Leu Asn Ile Arg Arg Lys Pro Gln Val Leu Ala Glu Ala Ser Ala Ser 435 440 445 Gln Ala Ser Cys Phe Ser Asp Gly Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ser Trp Thr Trp 450 455 460 Lys Lys Cys Ser Asp Lys Ser Pro Asn Cys Thr Glu Glu Ile Thr Glu 465 470 475 480 Gly Val Trp Asn Arg Lys Ala Asn Arg Lys Val Phe Gly Gln Trp Val 485 490 495 Ser Ser Ser Thr Leu Asn Met Ser Glu Ala Ile Lys Gly Phe Leu Val 500 505 510 Lys Cys Cys Ala Tyr Asn Ser Leu Gly Thr Ser Cys Glu Thr Ile Leu 515 520 525 Leu Asn Ser Pro Gly Pro Phe Pro Phe Ile Gln Asp Asn Ile Ser Phe 530 535 540 Tyr Ala Thr Ile Gly Val Cys Leu Leu Phe Ile Val Val Leu Thr Leu 545 550 555 560 Leu Ile Cys His Lys Tyr Lys Lys Gln Phe Arg Tyr Glu Ser Gln Leu 565 570 575 Gln Met Val Gln Val Thr Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Val 580 585 590 Asp Phe Arg Glu Tyr Glu Tyr Asp Leu Lys Trp Glu Phe Asp Phe Arg 595 600 605 Glu Tyr Glu Tyr Asp Leu Lys Trp Glu Phe Pro Arg Glu Asn Leu Glu 610 615 620 Phe Gly Lys Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Ala Phe Gly Lys Val Met Asn Ala 625 630 635 640 Thr Ala Tyr Gly Ile Ser Lys Thr Gly Val Ser Ile Gln Val Ala Val 645 650 655 Lys Met Leu Lys Glu Lys Ala Asp Ser Ser Glu Arg Glu Ala Leu Met 660 665 670 Ser Glu Leu Lys Met Met Thr Gln Leu Gly Ser His Glu Asn Ile Val 675 680 685 Asn Leu Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr Leu Ser Gly Pro Ile Tyr Leu Ile Phe 690 695 700 Glu Tyr Cys Cys Tyr Gly Asp Leu Leu Asn Tyr Leu Arg Ser Lys Arg 705 710 715 720 Glu Lys Phe His Arg Thr Trp Thr Glu Ile Phe Lys Glu His Asn Phe 725 730 735 Ser Phe Tyr Pro Thr Phe Gln Ser His Pro Asn Ser Ser Met Pro Gly 740 745 750 Ser Arg Glu Val Gln Ile His Pro Asp Ser Asp Gln Ile Ser Gly Leu 755 760 765 His Gly Asn Ser Phe His Ser Glu Asp Glu Ile Glu Tyr Glu Asn Gln 770 775 780 Lys Arg Leu Glu Glu Glu Glu Asp Leu Asn Val Leu Thr Phe Glu Asp 785 790 795 800 Leu Leu Cys Phe Ala Tyr Gln Val Ala Lys Gly Met Glu Phe Leu Glu 805 810 815 Phe Lys Ser Cys Val His Arg Asp Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Val Leu Val 820 825 830 Thr His Gly Lys Val Val Lys Ile Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Asp 835 840 845 Ile Met Ser Asp Ser Asn Tyr Val Val Arg Gly Asn Ala Arg Leu Pro 850 855 860 Val Lys Trp Met Ala Pro Glu Ser Leu Phe Glu Gly Ile Tyr Thr Ile 865 870 875 880 Lys Ser Asp Val Trp Ser Tyr Gly Ile Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile Phe Ser 885 890 895 Leu Gly Val Asn Pro Tyr Pro Gly Ile Pro Val Asp Ala Asn Phe Tyr 900 905 910 Lys Leu Ile Gln Asn Gly Phe Lys Met Asp Gln Pro Phe Tyr Ala Thr 915 920 925 Glu Glu Ile Tyr Ile Ile Met Gln Ser Cys Trp Ala Phe Asp Ser Arg 930 935 940 Lys Arg Pro Ser Phe Pro Asn Leu Thr Ser Phe Leu Gly Cys Gln Leu 945 950 955 960 Ala Asp Ala Glu Glu Ala Met Tyr Gln Asn Val Asp Gly Arg Val Ser 965 970 975 Glu Cys Pro His Thr Tyr Gln Asn Arg Arg 980 985 19 983 PRT Homo sapiens 19 Met Pro Ala Leu Ala Arg Asp Ala Gly Thr Val Pro Leu Leu Val Val 1 5 10 15 Phe Ser Ala Met Ile Phe Gly Thr Ile Thr Asn Gln Asp Leu Pro Val 20 25 30 Ile Lys Cys Val Leu Ile Asn His Lys Asn Asn Asp Ser Ser Val Gly 35 40 45 Lys Ser Ser Ser Tyr Pro Met Val Ser Glu Ser Pro Glu Asp Leu Gly 50 55 60 Cys Ala Leu Arg Pro Gln Ser Ser Gly Thr Val Tyr Glu Ala Ala Ala 65 70 75 80 Val Glu Val Asp Val Ser Ala Ser Ile Thr Leu Gln Val Leu Val Asp 85 90 95 Ala Pro Gly Asn Ile Ser Cys Leu Trp Val Phe Lys His Ser Ser Leu 100 105 110 Asn Cys Gln Pro His Phe Asp Leu Gln Asn Arg Gly Val Val Ser Met 115 120 125 Val Ile Leu Lys Met Thr Glu Thr Gln Ala Gly Glu Tyr Leu Leu Phe 130 135 140 Ile Gln Ser Glu Ala Thr Asn Tyr Thr Ile Leu Phe Thr Val Ser Ile 145 150 155 160 Arg Asn Thr Leu Leu Tyr Thr Leu Arg Arg Pro Tyr Phe Arg Lys Met 165 170 175 Glu Asn Gln Asp Ala Leu Val Cys Ile Ser Glu Ser Val Pro Glu Pro 180 185 190 Ile Val Glu Trp Val Leu Cys Asp Ser Gln Gly Glu Ser Cys Lys Glu 195 200 205 Glu Ser Pro Ala Val Val Lys Lys Glu Glu Lys Val Leu His Glu Leu 210 215 220 Phe Gly Thr Asp Ile Arg Cys Cys Ala Arg Asn Glu Leu Gly Arg Glu 225 230 235 240 Cys Thr Arg Leu Phe Thr Ile Asp Leu Asn Gln Thr Pro Gln Thr Thr 245 250 255 Leu Pro Gln Leu Phe Leu Lys Val Gly Glu Pro Leu Trp Ile Arg Cys 260 265 270 Lys Ala Val His Val Asn His Gly Phe Gly Leu Thr Trp Glu Leu Glu 275 280 285 Asn Lys Ala Leu Glu Glu Gly Asn Tyr Phe Glu Met Ser Thr Tyr Ser 290 295 300 Thr Asn Arg Thr Met Ile Arg Ile Leu Phe Ala Phe Val Ser Ser Val 305 310 315 320 Ala Arg Asn Asp Thr Gly Tyr Tyr Thr Cys Ser Ser Ser Lys His Pro 325 330 335 Ser Gln Ser Ala Leu Val Thr Ile Val Gly Lys Gly Phe Ile Asn Ala 340 345 350 Thr Asn Ser Ser Glu Asp Tyr Glu Ile Asp Gln Tyr Glu Glu Phe Cys 355 360 365 Phe Ser Val Arg Phe Lys Ala Tyr Pro Gln Ile Arg Cys Thr Trp Thr 370 375 380 Phe Ser Arg Lys Ser Phe Pro Cys Glu Gln Lys Gly Leu Asp Asn Gly 385 390 395 400 Tyr Ser Ile Ser Lys Phe Cys Asn His Lys His Gln Pro Gly Glu Tyr 405 410 415 Ile Phe His Ala Glu Asn Asp Asp Ala Gln Phe Thr Lys Met Phe Thr 420 425 430 Leu Asn Ile Arg Arg Lys Pro Gln Val Leu Ala Glu Ala Ser Ala Ser 435 440 445 Gln Ala Ser Cys Phe Ser Asp Gly Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ser Trp Thr Trp 450 455 460 Lys Lys Cys Ser Asp Lys Ser Pro Asn Cys Thr Glu Glu Ile Thr Glu 465 470 475 480 Gly Val Trp Asn Arg Lys Ala Asn Arg Lys Val Phe Gly Gln Trp Val 485 490 495 Ser Ser Ser Thr Leu Asn Met Ser Glu Ala Ile Lys Gly Phe Leu Val 500 505 510 Lys Cys Cys Ala Tyr Asn Ser Leu Gly Thr Ser Cys Glu Thr Ile Leu 515 520 525 Leu Asn Ser Pro Gly Pro Phe Pro Phe Ile Gln Asp Asn Ile Ser Phe 530 535 540 Tyr Ala Thr Ile Gly Val Cys Leu Leu Phe Ile Val Val Leu Thr Leu 545 550 555 560 Leu Ile Cys His Lys Tyr Lys Lys Gln Phe Arg Tyr Glu Ser Gln Leu 565 570 575 Gln Met Val Gln Val Thr Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Val 580 585 590 Asp Phe Arg Glu Tyr Glu Tyr Asp Leu Lys Trp Glu Phe Pro Arg Glu 595 600 605 Asn Trp His Lys Trp Glu Phe Pro Arg Glu Asn Leu Glu Phe Gly Lys 610 615 620 Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Ala Phe Gly Lys Val Met Asn Ala Thr Ala Tyr 625 630 635 640 Gly Ile Ser Lys Thr Gly Val Ser Ile Gln Val Ala Val Lys Met Leu 645 650 655 Lys Glu Lys Ala Asp Ser Ser Glu Arg Glu Ala Leu Met Ser Glu Leu 660 665 670 Lys Met Met Thr Gln Leu Gly Ser His Glu Asn Ile Val Asn Leu Leu 675 680 685 Gly Ala Cys Thr Leu Ser Gly Pro Ile Tyr Leu Ile Phe Glu Tyr Cys 690 695 700 Cys Tyr Gly Asp Leu Leu Asn Tyr Leu Arg Ser Lys Arg Glu Lys Phe 705 710 715 720 His Arg Thr Trp Thr Glu Ile Phe Lys Glu His Asn Phe Ser Phe Tyr 725 730 735 Pro Thr Phe Gln Ser His Pro Asn Ser Ser Met Pro Gly Ser Arg Glu 740 745 750 Val Gln Ile His Pro Asp Ser Asp Gln Ile Ser Gly Leu His Gly Asn 755 760 765 Ser Phe His Ser Glu Asp Glu Ile Glu Tyr Glu Asn Gln Lys Arg Leu 770 775 780 Glu Glu Glu Glu Asp Leu Asn Val Leu Thr Phe Glu Asp Leu Leu Cys 785 790 795 800 Phe Ala Tyr Gln Val Ala Lys Gly Met Glu Phe Leu Glu Phe Lys Ser 805 810 815 Cys Val His Arg Asp Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Val Leu Val Thr His Gly 820 825 830 Lys Val Val Lys Ile Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Asp Ile Met Ser 835 840 845 Asp Ser Asn Tyr Val Val Arg Gly Asn Ala Arg Leu Pro Val Lys Trp 850 855 860 Met Ala Pro Glu Ser Leu Phe Glu Gly Ile Tyr Thr Ile Lys Ser Asp 865 870 875 880 Val Trp Ser Tyr Gly Ile Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile Phe Ser Leu Gly Val 885 890 895 Asn Pro Tyr Pro Gly Ile Pro Val Asp Ala Asn Phe Tyr Lys Leu Ile 900 905 910 Gln Asn Gly Phe Lys Met Asp Gln Pro Phe Tyr Ala Thr Glu Glu Ile 915 920 925 Tyr Ile Ile Met Gln Ser Cys Trp Ala Phe Asp Ser Arg Lys Arg Pro 930 935 940 Ser Phe Pro Asn Leu Thr Ser Phe Leu Gly Cys Gln Leu Ala Asp Ala 945 950 955 960 Glu Glu Ala Met Tyr Gln Asn Val Asp Gly Arg Val Ser Glu Cys Pro 965 970 975 His Thr Tyr Gln Asn Arg Arg 980 20 986 PRT Homo sapiens 20 Met Pro Ala Leu Ala Arg Asp Ala Gly Thr Val Pro Leu Leu Val Val 1 5 10 15 Phe Ser Ala Met Ile Phe Gly Thr Ile Thr Asn Gln Asp Leu Pro Val 20 25 30 Ile Lys Cys Val Leu Ile Asn His Lys Asn Asn Asp Ser Ser Val Gly 35 40 45 Lys Ser Ser Ser Tyr Pro Met Val Ser Glu Ser Pro Glu Asp Leu Gly 50 55 60 Cys Ala Leu Arg Pro Gln Ser Ser Gly Thr Val Tyr Glu Ala Ala Ala 65 70 75 80 Val Glu Val Asp Val Ser Ala Ser Ile Thr Leu Gln Val Leu Val Asp 85 90 95 Ala Pro Gly Asn Ile Ser Cys Leu Trp Val Phe Lys His Ser Ser Leu 100 105 110 Asn Cys Gln Pro His Phe Asp Leu Gln Asn Arg Gly Val Val Ser Met 115 120 125 Val Ile Leu Lys Met Thr Glu Thr Gln Ala Gly Glu Tyr Leu Leu Phe 130 135 140 Ile Gln Ser Glu Ala Thr Asn Tyr Thr Ile Leu Phe Thr Val Ser Ile 145 150 155 160 Arg Asn Thr Leu Leu Tyr Thr Leu Arg Arg Pro Tyr Phe Arg Lys Met 165 170 175 Glu Asn Gln Asp Ala Leu Val Cys Ile Ser Glu Ser Val Pro Glu Pro 180 185 190 Ile Val Glu Trp Val Leu Cys Asp Ser Gln Gly Glu Ser Cys Lys Glu 195 200 205 Glu Ser Pro Ala Val Val Lys Lys Glu Glu Lys Val Leu His Glu Leu 210 215 220 Phe Gly Thr Asp Ile Arg Cys Cys Ala Arg Asn Glu Leu Gly Arg Glu 225 230 235 240 Cys Thr Arg Leu Phe Thr Ile Asp Leu Asn Gln Thr Pro Gln Thr Thr 245 250 255 Leu Pro Gln Leu Phe Leu Lys Val Gly Glu Pro Leu Trp Ile Arg Cys 260 265 270 Lys Ala Val His Val Asn His Gly Phe Gly Leu Thr Trp Glu Leu Glu 275 280 285 Asn Lys Ala Leu Glu Glu Gly Asn Tyr Phe Glu Met Ser Thr Tyr Ser 290 295 300 Thr Asn Arg Thr Met Ile Arg Ile Leu Phe Ala Phe Val Ser Ser Val 305 310 315 320 Ala Arg Asn Asp Thr Gly Tyr Tyr Thr Cys Ser Ser Ser Lys His Pro 325 330 335 Ser Gln Ser Ala Leu Val Thr Ile Val Gly Lys Gly Phe Ile Asn Ala 340 345 350 Thr Asn Ser Ser Glu Asp Tyr Glu Ile Asp Gln Tyr Glu Glu Phe Cys 355 360 365 Phe Ser Val Arg Phe Lys Ala Tyr Pro Gln Ile Arg Cys Thr Trp Thr 370 375 380 Phe Ser Arg Lys Ser Phe Pro Cys Glu Gln Lys Gly Leu Asp Asn Gly 385 390 395 400 Tyr Ser Ile Ser Lys Phe Cys Asn His Lys His Gln Pro Gly Glu Tyr 405 410 415 Ile Phe His Ala Glu Asn Asp Asp Ala Gln Phe Thr Lys Met Phe Thr 420 425 430 Leu Asn Ile Arg Arg Lys Pro Gln Val Leu Ala Glu Ala Ser Ala Ser 435 440 445 Gln Ala Ser Cys Phe Ser Asp Gly Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ser Trp Thr Trp 450 455 460 Lys Lys Cys Ser Asp Lys Ser Pro Asn Cys Thr Glu Glu Ile Thr Glu 465 470 475 480 Gly Val Trp Asn Arg Lys Ala Asn Arg Lys Val Phe Gly Gln Trp Val 485 490 495 Ser Ser Ser Thr Leu Asn Met Ser Glu Ala Ile Lys Gly Phe Leu Val 500 505 510 Lys Cys Cys Ala Tyr Asn Ser Leu Gly Thr Ser Cys Glu Thr Ile Leu 515 520 525 Leu Asn Ser Pro Gly Pro Phe Pro Phe Ile Gln Asp Asn Ile Ser Phe 530 535 540 Tyr Ala Thr Ile Gly Val Cys Leu Leu Phe Ile Val Val Leu Thr Leu 545 550 555 560 Leu Ile Cys His Lys Tyr Lys Lys Gln Phe Arg Tyr Glu Ser Gln Leu 565 570 575 Gln Met Val Gln Val Thr Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Val 580 585 590 Asp Phe Arg Gly Ser Ser Asp Asn Glu Tyr Phe Tyr Val Asp Phe Arg 595 600 605 Glu Tyr Glu Tyr Asp Leu Lys Trp Glu Phe Pro Arg Glu Asn Leu Glu 610 615 620 Phe Gly Lys Val Leu Gly Ser Gly Ala Phe Gly Lys Val Met Asn Ala 625 630 635 640 Thr Ala Tyr Gly Ile Ser Lys Thr Gly Val Ser Ile Gln Val Ala Val 645 650 655 Lys Met Leu Lys Glu Lys Ala Asp Ser Ser Glu Arg Glu Ala Leu Met 660 665 670 Ser Glu Leu Lys Met Met Thr Gln Leu Gly Ser His Glu Asn Ile Val 675 680 685 Asn Leu Leu Gly Ala Cys Thr Leu Ser Gly Pro Ile Tyr Leu Ile Phe 690 695 700 Glu Tyr Cys Cys Tyr Gly Asp Leu Leu Asn Tyr Leu Arg Ser Lys Arg 705 710 715 720 Glu Lys Phe His Arg Thr Trp Thr Glu Ile Phe Lys Glu His Asn Phe 725 730 735 Ser Phe Tyr Pro Thr Phe Gln Ser His Pro Asn Ser Ser Met Pro Gly 740 745 750 Ser Arg Glu Val Gln Ile His Pro Asp Ser Asp Gln Ile Ser Gly Leu 755 760 765 His Gly Asn Ser Phe His Ser Glu Asp Glu Ile Glu Tyr Glu Asn Gln 770 775 780 Lys Arg Leu Glu Glu Glu Glu Asp Leu Asn Val Leu Thr Phe Glu Asp 785 790 795 800 Leu Leu Cys Phe Ala Tyr Gln Val Ala Lys Gly Met Glu Phe Leu Glu 805 810 815 Phe Lys Ser Cys Val His Arg Asp Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Val Leu Val 820 825 830 Thr His Gly Lys Val Val Lys Ile Cys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Asp 835 840 845 Ile Met Ser Asp Ser Asn Tyr Val Val Arg Gly Asn Ala Arg Leu Pro 850 855 860 Val Lys Trp Met Ala Pro Glu Ser Leu Phe Glu Gly Ile Tyr Thr Ile 865 870 875 880 Lys Ser Asp Val Trp Ser Tyr Gly Ile Leu Leu Trp Glu Ile Phe Ser 885 890 895 Leu Gly Val Asn Pro Tyr Pro Gly Ile Pro Val Asp Ala Asn Phe Tyr 900 905 910 Lys Leu Ile Gln Asn Gly Phe Lys Met Asp Gln Pro Phe Tyr Ala Thr 915 920 925 Glu Glu Ile Tyr Ile Ile Met Gln Ser Cys Trp Ala Phe Asp Ser Arg 930 935 940 Lys Arg Pro Ser Phe Pro Asn Leu Thr Ser Phe Leu Gly Cys Gln Leu 945 950 955 960 Ala Asp Ala Glu Glu Ala Met Tyr Gln Asn Val Asp Gly Arg Val Ser 965 970 975 Glu Cys Pro His Thr Tyr Gln Asn Arg Arg 980 985 21 2978 DNA Homo sapiens 21 atgccggcgt tggcgcgcga cgcgggcacc gtgccgctgc tcgttgtttt ttctgcaatg 60 atatttggga ctattacaaa tcaagatctg cctgtgatca agtgtgtttt aatcaatcat 120 aagaacaatg attcatcagt ggggaagtca tcatcatatc ccatggtatc agaatccccg 180 gaagacctcg ggtgtgcgtt gagaccccag agctcaggga cagtgtacga agctgccgct 240 gtggaagtgg atgtatctgc ttccatcaca ctgcaagtgc tggtcgatgc cccagggaac 300 atttcctgtc tctgggtctt taagcacagc tccctgaatt gccagccaca ttttgattta 360 caaaacagag gagttgtttc catggtcatt ttgaaaatga cagaaaccca agctggagaa 420 tacctacttt ttattcagag tgaagctacc aattacacaa tattgtttac agtgagtata 480 agaaataccc tgctttacac attaagaaga ccttacttta gaaaaatgga aaaccaggac 540 gccctggtct gcatatctga gagcgttcca gagccgatcg tggaatgggt gctttgcgat 600 tcacaggggg aaagctgtaa agaagaaagt ccagctgttg ttaaaaagga ggaaaaagtg 660 cttcatgaat tatttgggac ggacataagg tgctgtgcca gaaatgaact gggcagggaa 720 tgcaccaggc tgttcacaat agatctaaat caaactcctc agaccacatt gccacaatta 780 tttcttaaag taggggaacc cttatggata aggtgcaaag ctgttcatgt gaaccatgga 840 ttcgggctca cctgggaatt agaaaacaaa gcactcgagg agggcaacta ctttgagatg 900 agtacctatt caacaaacag aactatgata cggattctgt ttgcttttgt atcatcagtg 960 gcaagaaacg acaccggata ctacacttgt tcctcttcaa agcatcccag tcaatcagct 1020 ttggttacca tcgtaggaaa gggatttata aatgctacca attcaagtga agattatgaa 1080 attgaccaat atgaagagtt ttgtttttct gtcaggttta aagcctaccc acaaatcaga 1140 tgtacgtgga ccttctctcg aaaatcattt ccttgtgagc aaaagggtct tgataacgga 1200 tacagcatat ccaagttttg caatcataag caccagccag gagaatatat attccatgca 1260 gaaaatgatg atgcccaatt taccaaaatg ttcacgctga atataagaag gaaacctcaa 1320 gtgctcgcag aagcatcggc aagtcaggcg tcctgtttct cggatggata cccattacca 1380 tcttggacct ggaagaagtg ttcagacaag tctcccaact gcacagaaga gatcacagaa 1440 ggagtctgga atagaaaggc taacagaaaa gtgtttggac agtgggtgtc gagcagtact 1500 ctaaacatga gtgaagccat aaaagggttc ctggtcaagt gctgtgcata caattccctt 1560 ggcacatctt gtgagacgat ccttttaaac tctccaggcc ccttcccttt catccaagac 1620 aacatctcat tctatgcaac aattggtgtt tgtctcctct tcattgtcgt tttaaccctg 1680 ctaatttgtc acaagtacaa aaagcaattt aggtatgaaa gccagctaca gatggtacag 1740 gtgaccggct cctcagataa tgagtacttc tacgttgaaa gccagctaca gatggtacag 1800 gtgaccggct cctcagatag tgagtacttc tacgttgatt tcagagaata tgaatatgat 1860 ctcaaatggg agtttccaag agaaaattta gagtttggga aggtactagg atcaggtgct 1920 tttggaaaag tgatgaacgc aacagctttg gaattagcaa aacaggagtc tcaatccagg 1980 ttgccgtcaa aatgctgaaa gaaaaagcag acagctctga aagagaggca ctcatgtcag 2040 aactcaagat gatgacccag ctgggaagcc acgagaatat tgtgaacctg ctgggggcgt 2100 gcacactgtc aggaccaatt tacttgattt ttgaatactg ttgctatggt gatcttctca 2160 actatctaag aagtaaaaga gaaaaatttc acaggacttg gacagagatt ttcaaggaac 2220 acaatttcag tttttacccc actttccaat cacatccaaa ttccagcatg cctggttcaa 2280 gagaagttca gatacacccg gactcggatc aaatctcagg gcttcatggg aattcatttc 2340 actctgaaga tgaaattgaa tatgaaaacc aaaaaaggct ggaagaagag gaggacttga 2400 atgtgcttac atttgaagat cttctttgct ttgcatatca agttgccaaa ggaatggaat 2460 ttctggaatt taagtcgtgt gttcacagag acctggccgc caggaacgtg cttgtcaccc 2520 acgggaaagt ggtgaagata tgtgactttg gattggctcg agatatcatg agtgattcca 2580 actatgttgt caggggcaat gcccgtctgc ctgtaaaatg gatggccccc gaaagcctgt 2640 ttgaaggcat ctacaccatt aagagtgatg tctggtcata tggaatatta ctgtgggaaa 2700 tcttctcact tggtgtgaat ccttaccctg gcattccggt tgatgctaac ttctacaaac 2760 tgattcaaaa tggatttaaa atggatcagc cattttatgc tacagaagaa atatacatta 2820 taatgcaatc ctgctgggct tttgactcaa ggaaacggcc atccttccct aatttgactt 2880 cgtttttagg atgtcagctg gcagatgcag aagaagcgat gtatcagaat gtggatggcc 2940 gtgtttcgga atgtcctcac acctaccaaa acaggcga 2978 22 2982 DNA Homo sapiens 22 atgccggcgt tggcgcgcga cgcgggcacc gtgccgctgc tcgttgtttt ttctgcaatg 60 atatttggga ctattacaaa tcaagatctg cctgtgatca agtgtgtttt aatcaatcat 120 aagaacaatg attcatcagt ggggaagtca tcatcatatc ccatggtatc agaatccccg 180 gaagacctcg ggtgtgcgtt gagaccccag agctcaggga cagtgtacga agctgccgct 240 gtggaagtgg atgtatctgc ttccatcaca ctgcaagtgc tggtcgatgc cccagggaac 300 atttcctgtc tctgggtctt taagcacagc tccctgaatt gccagccaca ttttgattta 360 caaaacagag gagttgtttc catggtcatt ttgaaaatga cagaaaccca agctggagaa 420 tacctacttt ttattcagag tgaagctacc aattacacaa tattgtttac agtgagtata 480 agaaataccc tgctttacac attaagaaga ccttacttta gaaaaatgga aaaccaggac 540 gccctggtct gcatatctga gagcgttcca gagccgatcg tggaatgggt gctttgcgat 600 tcacaggggg aaagctgtaa agaagaaagt ccagctgttg ttaaaaagga ggaaaaagtg 660 cttcatgaat tatttgggac ggacataagg tgctgtgcca gaaatgaact gggcagggaa 720 tgcaccaggc tgttcacaat agatctaaat caaactcctc agaccacatt gccacaatta 780 tttcttaaag taggggaacc cttatggata aggtgcaaag ctgttcatgt gaaccatgga 840 ttcgggctca cctgggaatt agaaaacaaa gcactcgagg agggcaacta ctttgagatg 900 agtacctatt caacaaacag aactatgata cggattctgt ttgcttttgt atcatcagtg 960 gcaagaaacg acaccggata ctacacttgt tcctcttcaa agcatcccag tcaatcagct 1020 ttggttacca tcgtaggaaa gggatttata aatgctacca attcaagtga agattatgaa 1080 attgaccaat atgaagagtt ttgtttttct gtcaggttta aagcctaccc acaaatcaga 1140 tgtacgtgga ccttctctcg aaaatcattt ccttgtgagc aaaagggtct tgataacgga 1200 tacagcatat ccaagttttg caatcataag caccagccag gagaatatat attccatgca 1260 gaaaatgatg atgcccaatt taccaaaatg ttcacgctga atataagaag gaaacctcaa 1320 gtgctcgcag aagcatcggc aagtcaggcg tcctgtttct cggatggata cccattacca 1380 tcttggacct ggaagaagtg ttcagacaag tctcccaact gcacagaaga gatcacagaa 1440 ggagtctgga atagaaaggc taacagaaaa gtgtttggac agtgggtgtc gagcagtact 1500 ctaaacatga gtgaagccat aaaagggttc ctggtcaagt gctgtgcata caattccctt 1560 ggcacatctt gtgagacgat ccttttaaac tctccaggcc ccttcccttt catccaagac 1620 aacatctcat tctatgcaac aattggtgtt tgtctcctct tcattgtcgt tttaaccctg 1680 ctaatttgtc acaagtacaa aaagcaattt aggtatgaaa gccagctaca gatggtacag 1740 gtgaccggct cctcagataa tgagtacttc tacgttgatt tcagagaata tgaatatgat 1800 ctcaaatggg agtttccaag agaaaattta gagtttggga aggtactagg atccgaatat 1860 gatctcaaat gggagtttcc aagagaaaat ttagagtttg ggaaggtact aggatcaggt 1920 gcttttggaa aagtgatgaa cgcaacagct tatggaatta gcaaaacagg agtctcaatc 1980 caggttgccg tcaaaatgct gaaagaaaaa gcagacagct ctgaaagaga ggcactcatg 2040 tcagaactca agatgatgac ccagctggga agccacgaga atattgtgaa cctgctgggg 2100 gcgtgcacac tgtcaggacc aatttacttg atttttgaat actgttgcta tggtgatctt 2160 ctcaactatc taagaagtaa aagagaaaaa tttcacagga cttggacaga gattttcaag 2220 gaacacaatt tcagttttta ccccactttc caatcacatc caaattccag catgcctggt 2280 tcaagagaag ttcagataca cccggactcg gatcaaatct cagggcttca tgggaattca 2340 tttcactctg aagatgaaat tgaatatgaa aaccaaaaaa ggctggaaga agaggaggac 2400 ttgaatgtgc ttacatttga agatcttctt tgctttgcat atcaagttgc caaaggaatg 2460 gaatttctgg aatttaagtc gtgtgttcac agagacctgg ccgccaggaa cgtgcttgtc 2520 acccacggga aagtggtgaa gatatgtgac tttggattgg ctcgagatat catgagtgat 2580 tccaactatg ttgtcagggg caatgcccgt ctgcctgtaa aatggatggc ccccgaaagc 2640 ctgtttgaag gcatctacac cattaagagt gatgtctggt catatggaat attactgtgg 2700 gaaatcttct cacttggtgt gaatccttac cctggcattc cggttgatgc taacttctac 2760 aaactgattc aaaatggatt taaaatggat cagccatttt atgctacaga agaaatatac 2820 attataatgc aatcctgctg ggcttttgac tcaaggaaac ggccatcctt ccctaatttg 2880 acttcgtttt taggatgtca gctggcagat gcagaagaag cgatgtatca gaatgtggat 2940 ggccgtgttt cggaatgtcc tcacacctac caaaacaggc ga 2982 23 2958 DNA Homo sapiens 23 atgccggcgt tggcgcgcga cgcgggcacc gtgccgctgc tcgttgtttt ttctgcaatg 60 atatttggga ctattacaaa tcaagatctg cctgtgatca agtgtgtttt aatcaatcat 120 aagaacaatg attcatcagt ggggaagtca tcatcatatc ccatggtatc agaatccccg 180 gaagacctcg ggtgtgcgtt gagaccccag agctcaggga cagtgtacga agctgccgct 240 gtggaagtgg atgtatctgc ttccatcaca ctgcaagtgc tggtcgatgc cccagggaac 300 atttcctgtc tctgggtctt taagcacagc tccctgaatt gccagccaca ttttgattta 360 caaaacagag gagttgtttc catggtcatt ttgaaaatga cagaaaccca agctggagaa 420 tacctacttt ttattcagag tgaagctacc aattacacaa tattgtttac agtgagtata 480 agaaataccc tgctttacac attaagaaga ccttacttta gaaaaatgga aaaccaggac 540 gccctggtct gcatatctga gagcgttcca gagccgatcg tggaatgggt gctttgcgat 600 tcacaggggg aaagctgtaa agaagaaagt ccagctgttg ttaaaaagga ggaaaaagtg 660 cttcatgaat tatttgggac ggacataagg tgctgtgcca gaaatgaact gggcagggaa 720 tgcaccaggc tgttcacaat agatctaaat caaactcctc agaccacatt gccacaatta 780 tttcttaaag taggggaacc cttatggata aggtgcaaag ctgttcatgt gaaccatgga 840 ttcgggctca cctgggaatt agaaaacaaa gcactcgagg agggcaacta ctttgagatg 900 agtacctatt caacaaacag aactatgata cggattctgt ttgcttttgt atcatcagtg 960 gcaagaaacg acaccggata ctacacttgt tcctcttcaa agcatcccag tcaatcagct 1020 ttggttacca tcgtaggaaa gggatttata aatgctacca attcaagtga agattatgaa 1080 attgaccaat atgaagagtt ttgtttttct gtcaggttta aagcctaccc acaaatcaga 1140 tgtacgtgga ccttctctcg aaaatcattt ccttgtgagc aaaagggtct tgataacgga 1200 tacagcatat ccaagttttg caatcataag caccagccag gagaatatat attccatgca 1260 gaaaatgatg atgcccaatt taccaaaatg ttcacgctga atataagaag gaaacctcaa 1320 gtgctcgcag aagcatcggc aagtcaggcg tcctgtttct cggatggata cccattacca 1380 tcttggacct ggaagaagtg ttcagacaag tctcccaact gcacagaaga gatcacagaa 1440 ggagtctgga atagaaaggc taacagaaaa gtgtttggac agtgggtgtc gagcagtact 1500 ctaaacatga gtgaagccat aaaagggttc ctggtcaagt gctgtgcata caattccctt 1560 ggcacatctt gtgagacgat ccttttaaac tctccaggcc ccttcccttt catccaagac 1620 aacatctcat tctatgcaac aattggtgtt tgtctcctct tcattgtcgt tttaaccctg 1680 ctaatttgtc acaagtacaa aaagcaattt aggtatgaaa gccagctaca gatggtacag 1740 gtgaccggct cctcagataa tgagtacttc tacgttgatt tcagagaata tgaatatgat 1800 ctcaaatggg agtttgattt cagagaatat gaatatgatc tcaaatggga gtttccaaga 1860 gaaaatttag agtttgggaa ggtactagga tcaggtgctt ttggaaaagt gatgaacgca 1920 acagcttatg gaattagcaa aacaggagtc tcaatccagg ttgccgtcaa aatgctgaaa 1980 gaaaaagcag acagctctga aagagaggca ctcatgtcag aactcaagat gatgacccag 2040 ctgggaagcc acgagaatat tgtgaacctg ctgggggcgt gcacactgtc aggaccaatt 2100 tacttgattt ttgaatactg ttgctatggt gatcttctca actatctaag aagtaaaaga 2160 gaaaaatttc acaggacttg gacagagatt ttcaaggaac acaatttcag tttttacccc 2220 actttccaat cacatccaaa ttccagcatg cctggttcaa gagaagttca gatacacccg 2280 gactcggatc aaatctcagg gcttcatggg aattcatttc actctgaaga tgaaattgaa 2340 tatgaaaacc aaaaaaggct ggaagaagag gaggacttga atgtgcttac atttgaagat 2400 cttctttgct ttgcatatca agttgccaaa ggaatggaat ttctggaatt taagtcgtgt 2460 gttcacagag acctggccgc caggaacgtg cttgtcaccc acgggaaagt ggtgaagata 2520 tgtgactttg gattggctcg agatatcatg agtgattcca actatgttgt caggggcaat 2580 gcccgtctgc ctgtaaaatg gatggccccc gaaagcctgt ttgaaggcat ctacaccatt 2640 aagagtgatg tctggtcata tggaatatta ctgtgggaaa tcttctcact tggtgtgaat 2700 ccttaccctg gcattccggt tgatgctaac ttctacaaac tgattcaaaa tggatttaaa 2760 atggatcagc cattttatgc tacagaagaa atatacatta taatgcaatc ctgctgggct 2820 tttgactcaa ggaaacggcc atccttccct aatttgactt cgtttttagg atgtcagctg 2880 gcagatgcag aagaagcgat gtatcagaat gtggatggcc gtgtttcgga atgtcctcac 2940 acctaccaaa acaggcga 2958 24 2949 DNA Homo sapiens 24 atgccggcgt tggcgcgcga cgcgggcacc gtgccgctgc tcgttgtttt ttctgcaatg 60 atatttggga ctattacaaa tcaagatctg cctgtgatca agtgtgtttt aatcaatcat 120 aagaacaatg attcatcagt ggggaagtca tcatcatatc ccatggtatc agaatccccg 180 gaagacctcg ggtgtgcgtt gagaccccag agctcaggga cagtgtacga agctgccgct 240 gtggaagtgg atgtatctgc ttccatcaca ctgcaagtgc tggtcgatgc cccagggaac 300 atttcctgtc tctgggtctt taagcacagc tccctgaatt gccagccaca ttttgattta 360 caaaacagag gagttgtttc catggtcatt ttgaaaatga cagaaaccca agctggagaa 420 tacctacttt ttattcagag tgaagctacc aattacacaa tattgtttac agtgagtata 480 agaaataccc tgctttacac attaagaaga ccttacttta gaaaaatgga aaaccaggac 540 gccctggtct gcatatctga gagcgttcca gagccgatcg tggaatgggt gctttgcgat 600 tcacaggggg aaagctgtaa agaagaaagt ccagctgttg ttaaaaagga ggaaaaagtg 660 cttcatgaat tatttgggac ggacataagg tgctgtgcca gaaatgaact gggcagggaa 720 tgcaccaggc tgttcacaat agatctaaat caaactcctc agaccacatt gccacaatta 780 tttcttaaag taggggaacc cttatggata aggtgcaaag ctgttcatgt gaaccatgga 840 ttcgggctca cctgggaatt agaaaacaaa gcactcgagg agggcaacta ctttgagatg 900 agtacctatt caacaaacag aactatgata cggattctgt ttgcttttgt atcatcagtg 960 gcaagaaacg acaccggata ctacacttgt tcctcttcaa agcatcccag tcaatcagct 1020 ttggttacca tcgtaggaaa gggatttata aatgctacca attcaagtga agattatgaa 1080 attgaccaat atgaagagtt ttgtttttct gtcaggttta aagcctaccc acaaatcaga 1140 tgtacgtgga ccttctctcg aaaatcattt ccttgtgagc aaaagggtct tgataacgga 1200 tacagcatat ccaagttttg caatcataag caccagccag gagaatatat attccatgca 1260 gaaaatgatg atgcccaatt taccaaaatg ttcacgctga atataagaag gaaacctcaa 1320 gtgctcgcag aagcatcggc aagtcaggcg tcctgtttct cggatggata cccattacca 1380 tcttggacct ggaagaagtg ttcagacaag tctcccaact gcacagaaga gatcacagaa 1440 ggagtctgga atagaaaggc taacagaaaa gtgtttggac agtgggtgtc gagcagtact 1500 ctaaacatga gtgaagccat aaaagggttc ctggtcaagt gctgtgcata caattccctt 1560 ggcacatctt gtgagacgat ccttttaaac tctccaggcc ccttcccttt catccaagac 1620 aacatctcat tctatgcaac aattggtgtt tgtctcctct tcattgtcgt tttaaccctg 1680 ctaatttgtc acaagtacaa aaagcaattt aggtatgaaa gccagctaca gatggtacag 1740 gtgaccggct cctcagataa tgagtacttc tacgttgatt tcagagaata tgaatatgat 1800 ctcaaatggg agtttccaag agaaaattgg cacaaatggg agtttccaag agaaaattta 1860 gagtttggga aggtactagg atcaggtgct tttggaaaag tgatgaacgc aacagcttat 1920 ggaattagca aaacaggagt ctcaatccag gttgccgtca aaatgctgaa agaaaaagca 1980 gacagctctg aaagagaggc actcatgtca gaactcaaga tgatgaccca gctgggaagc 2040 cacgagaata ttgtgaacct gctgggggcg tgcacactgt caggaccaat ttacttgatt 2100 tttgaatact gttgctatgg tgatcttctc aactatctaa gaagtaaaag agaaaaattt 2160 cacaggactt ggacagagat tttcaaggaa cacaatttca gtttttaccc cactttccaa 2220 tcacatccaa attccagcat gcctggttca agagaagttc agatacaccc ggactcggat 2280 caaatctcag ggcttcatgg gaattcattt cactctgaag atgaaattga atatgaaaac 2340 caaaaaaggc tggaagaaga ggaggacttg aatgtgctta catttgaaga tcttctttgc 2400 tttgcatatc aagttgccaa aggaatggaa tttctggaat ttaagtcgtg tgttcacaga 2460 gacctggccg ccaggaacgt gcttgtcacc cacgggaaag tggtgaagat atgtgacttt 2520 ggattggctc gagatatcat gagtgattcc aactatgttg tcaggggcaa tgcccgtctg 2580 cctgtaaaat ggatggcccc cgaaagcctg tttgaaggca tctacaccat taagagtgat 2640 gtctggtcat atggaatatt actgtgggaa atcttctcac ttggtgtgaa tccttaccct 2700 ggcattccgg ttgatgctaa cttctacaaa ctgattcaaa atggatttaa aatggatcag 2760 ccattttatg ctacagaaga aatatacatt ataatgcaat cctgctgggc ttttgactca 2820 aggaaacggc catccttccc taatttgact tcgtttttag gatgtcagct ggcagatgca 2880 gaagaagcga tgtatcagaa tgtggatggc cgtgtttcgg aatgtcctca cacctaccaa 2940 aacaggcga 2949 25 2958 DNA Homo sapiens 25 atgccggcgt tggcgcgcga cgcgggcacc gtgccgctgc tcgttgtttt ttctgcaatg 60 atatttggga ctattacaaa tcaagatctg cctgtgatca agtgtgtttt aatcaatcat 120 aagaacaatg attcatcagt ggggaagtca tcatcatatc ccatggtatc agaatccccg 180 gaagacctcg ggtgtgcgtt gagaccccag agctcaggga cagtgtacga agctgccgct 240 gtggaagtgg atgtatctgc ttccatcaca ctgcaagtgc tggtcgatgc cccagggaac 300 atttcctgtc tctgggtctt taagcacagc tccctgaatt gccagccaca ttttgattta 360 caaaacagag gagttgtttc catggtcatt ttgaaaatga cagaaaccca agctggagaa 420 tacctacttt ttattcagag tgaagctacc aattacacaa tattgtttac agtgagtata 480 agaaataccc tgctttacac attaagaaga ccttacttta gaaaaatgga aaaccaggac 540 gccctggtct gcatatctga gagcgttcca gagccgatcg tggaatgggt gctttgcgat 600 tcacaggggg aaagctgtaa agaagaaagt ccagctgttg ttaaaaagga ggaaaaagtg 660 cttcatgaat tatttgggac ggacataagg tgctgtgcca gaaatgaact gggcagggaa 720 tgcaccaggc tgttcacaat agatctaaat caaactcctc agaccacatt gccacaatta 780 tttcttaaag taggggaacc cttatggata aggtgcaaag ctgttcatgt gaaccatgga 840 ttcgggctca cctgggaatt agaaaacaaa gcactcgagg agggcaacta ctttgagatg 900 agtacctatt caacaaacag aactatgata cggattctgt ttgcttttgt atcatcagtg 960 gcaagaaacg acaccggata ctacacttgt tcctcttcaa agcatcccag tcaatcagct 1020 ttggttacca tcgtaggaaa gggatttata aatgctacca attcaagtga agattatgaa 1080 attgaccaat atgaagagtt ttgtttttct gtcaggttta aagcctaccc acaaatcaga 1140 tgtacgtgga ccttctctcg aaaatcattt ccttgtgagc aaaagggtct tgataacgga 1200 tacagcatat ccaagttttg caatcataag caccagccag gagaatatat attccatgca 1260 gaaaatgatg atgcccaatt taccaaaatg ttcacgctga atataagaag gaaacctcaa 1320 gtgctcgcag aagcatcggc aagtcaggcg tcctgtttct cggatggata cccattacca 1380 tcttggacct ggaagaagtg ttcagacaag tctcccaact gcacagaaga gatcacagaa 1440 ggagtctgga atagaaaggc taacagaaaa gtgtttggac agtgggtgtc gagcagtact 1500 ctaaacatga gtgaagccat aaaagggttc ctggtcaagt gctgtgcata caattccctt 1560 ggcacatctt gtgagacgat ccttttaaac tctccaggcc ccttcccttt catccaagac 1620 aacatctcat tctatgcaac aattggtgtt tgtctcctct tcattgtcgt tttaaccctg 1680 ctaatttgtc acaagtacaa aaagcaattt aggtatgaaa gccagctaca gatggtacag 1740 gtgaccggct cctcagataa tgagtacttc tacgttgatt tcagaggctc ctcagataat 1800 gagtacttct acgttgattt cagagaatat gaatatgatc tcaaatggga gtttccaaga 1860 gaaaatttag agtttgggaa ggtactagga tcaggtgctt ttggaaaagt gatgaacgca 1920 acagcttatg gaattagcaa aacaggagtc tcaatccagg ttgccgtcaa aatgctgaaa 1980 gaaaaagcag acagctctga aagagaggca ctcatgtcag aactcaagat gatgacccag 2040 ctgggaagcc acgagaatat tgtgaacctg ctgggggcgt gcacactgtc aggaccaatt 2100 tacttgattt ttgaatactg ttgctatggt gatcttctca actatctaag aagtaaaaga 2160 gaaaaatttc acaggacttg gacagagatt ttcaaggaac acaatttcag tttttacccc 2220 actttccaat cacatccaaa ttccagcatg cctggttcaa gagaagttca gatacacccg 2280 gactcggatc aaatctcagg gcttcatggg aattcatttc actctgaaga tgaaattgaa 2340 tatgaaaacc aaaaaaggct ggaagaagag gaggacttga atgtgcttac atttgaagat 2400 cttctttgct ttgcatatca agttgccaaa ggaatggaat ttctggaatt taagtcgtgt 2460 gttcacagag acctggccgc caggaacgtg cttgtcaccc acgggaaagt ggtgaagata 2520 tgtgactttg gattggctcg agatatcatg agtgattcca actatgttgt caggggcaat 2580 gcccgtctgc ctgtaaaatg gatggccccc gaaagcctgt ttgaaggcat ctacaccatt 2640 aagagtgatg tctggtcata tggaatatta ctgtgggaaa tcttctcact tggtgtgaat 2700 ccttaccctg gcattccggt tgatgctaac ttctacaaac tgattcaaaa tggatttaaa 2760 atggatcagc cattttatgc tacagaagaa atatacatta taatgcaatc ctgctgggct 2820 tttgactcaa ggaaacggcc atccttccct aatttgactt cgtttttagg atgtcagctg 2880 gcagatgcag aagaagcgat gtatcagaat gtggatggcc gtgtttcgga atgtcctcac 2940 acctaccaaa acaggcga 2958 26 21 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic DNA 26 tgtcgagcag tactctaaac a 21 27 22 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic DNA 27 atcctagtac cttcccaaac tc 22 28 18 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic DNA 28 cttcctgggc atggagtc 18 29 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic DNA 29 cgctcaggag gagcaatgat 20 30 19 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic DNA 30 caatttaggt atgaaagcc 19 31 19 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic DNA 31 caaactctaa attttctct 19 32 21 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic DNA 32 tgtctttgca gggaaggtta c 21 33 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic DNA 33 gtacctttca gcattttgac 20 

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for detecting diagnostically a nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase and having a tandem duplication mutation present in a nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane domain, comprising: step (a): preparing a human nucleic acid sample; step (b): subjecting the nucleic acid sample obtained in step (a) to a gene amplification reaction, wherein a nucleic acid fragment having a tandem duplication mutation in the juxtamembrane domain is amplified; and step (c): detecting the presence of the tandem duplication mutation in the nucleic acid fragment of said step (b), wherein the presence of a tandem duplication mutation is indicative of a disease caused by tandem duplication mutation in a nucleotide sequence of the juxtamembrane domain.
 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: step (d): comparing the amplified nucleic acid fragment obtained in step (b) to a sequence derived from a normal receptor protein kinase, thereby detecting the presence of tandem duplication mutation in the juxtamembrane domain.
 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the tandem duplication mutation is a length mutation.
 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the nucleic acid fragment of step (b) comprises the FLT3 gene.
 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the nucleic acid fragment of step (b) comprises exon 11 or exons 11 to 12 of the FLT3 gene.
 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the gene amplification reaction of step (b) is carried out with a primer pair selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs: 26 and 27, SEQ ID Nos: 30 or 31, and SEQ ID Nos: 32 or
 33. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the disease is leukemia or Myelodysplastic syndrome.
 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the tandem duplication mutation is not found in a wild-type gene.
 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said method is utilized in diagnosis of M2, M4, or M5 based on the FAB (French-American-British) classification of acute myeloid leukemia.
 10. A kit for detection of a nucleic acid encoding a receptor protein kinase and having tandem duplication mutation in the nucleotide sequence of a juxtamembrane, characterized in that said kit comprises primers for amplifying a region having tandem duplication mutation wherein the region can be found in the receptor protein kinase gene.
 11. The kit according to claim 10, wherein said kit is utilized in diagnosis of M2, M4, or M5 based on the FAB (French-American-British) classification of acute myeloid leukemia. 